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Trump attacks Nordstrom in tweet after retailer drops Ivanka’s fashion line
Nordstrom said last week it would stop carrying Ivanka Trump merchandise this season.
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Now confirmed, Sessions faces a tough job at Justice — and Trump isn’t making it any easier
The Senate voted 52-47 to confirm Sessions as attorney general Wednesday night
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Supreme Court nominee ‘disheartened’ by Trump’s attacks on judiciary
Trump has lashed out at members of the independent judiciary.
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What’s driving population declines in more states
Meanwhile, Idaho, Nevada and Washington state are experiencing some of the fastest growth in the nation.
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Despite unprecedented opposition, Betsy DeVos squeaks through to become secretary of education
It was the first time a vice president’s tie-breaking vote was needed to confirm a presidential Cabinet appointment.
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Appeals court says it will rule soon on reinstating Trump immigration ban
A three-judge panel heard arguments Tuesday in San Francisco.
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Decades later, 3 arrested in Los Angeles fire that killed 10
The arrests capped years of investigations.
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Democrats insist new details warrant SEC probe into Tom Price’s stock trades
At issue is the nominee’s purchase of stock in Innate Immunotherapeutics, an Australian company.
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U.S. ends enforcement of travel ban after Seattle judge’s ruling
Trump’s White House has said it will ask for an emergency stay of the judge’s order.
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Evangelical Christians will shape Trump’s education agenda
Betsy DeVos, Trump’s beleaguered pick for education secretary, supports taxpayer funding for religious schools.
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Dinosaur surprise: Scientists find collagen inside a 195-million-year-old bone
These kinds of samples could offer paleontologists a whole new window through which to study these long-gone creatures.
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Confirmation of Betsy DeVos in peril as two GOP senators defect
DeVos currently does not have any support from Senate Democrats.
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Violent protests force cancellation of speech by Breitbart writer at UC Berkeley
Police clashed with protesters, and much of the university was placed on lockdown.