Saturday, February 11, 2017

Protesters meet new education secretary as she visits school

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Protesters meet new education secretary as she visits school

Jennifer Ibrahim participates in a demonstration outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' attempt to mend fences with teachers and parents across the country got off to a rocky start, when she was confronted by angry protesters during her first visit to a public school.


AP Explains: Trump's options for restoring travel ban

President Donald Trump, right, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, and their spouses, first lady Melania Trump, left, and Akie Abe, second from left, stand at the top of Air Force One at West Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. The Trumps are hosting the Abes at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has promised more legal action after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Trump tweeted "SEE YOU IN COURT" after the decision came out Thursday, but what he has in mind remains to be seen.


Trump cites voter fraud in NH without providing evidence

President Donald Trump talks to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as they walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has revived groundless claims of voter fraud, arguing in a lunch meeting with senators that he and former Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte would have won in New Hampshire if not for voters bused in from out of state.


GOP lawmakers face angry, worried constituents at town halls

A person shouts to Rep. Jason Chaffetz during his town hall meeting at Brighton High School, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Hundreds of people lined up early for a town hall with Chaffetz on Thursday evening, many holding signs criticizing the congressman's push to repeal the newly-named Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had something to say to Republican Rep. Justin Amash: "I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future."


Smiles, a hug set tone for Trump's meeting with Japan's Abe

President Donald Trump welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, fresh off patching up ties with China, reassured Japan's leader that the U.S. will defend its close ally. Together, the pronouncements illustrated a shift toward a more mainstream Trump stance on U.S. policy toward Asia.


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