Feb 7, 2017

Trump’s travel ban gets another day in court

Eric Risberg / AP

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments from DOJ lawyers and the attorneys general from Washington and Minnesota tomorrow. The DOJ filed a 15-page brief Monday supporting Trump's executive order after the federal judge in Washington issued a federal restraining order against Trump's travel ban Friday last week.

What to watch: The hour-long phone call begins Tuesday at 6pm ET, each side will get half an hour to present their case, and the recording of the call will be made public after, per The Hill. Note that two of the three judges on the panel were appointed by Democrats.

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Axios

Updated 1 hour ago - Health

World coronavirus updates

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins; Map: Axios Visuals

India extended its nationwide lockdown — one of the longest-running in the world — on Saturday, as deaths and infections rise in the country, per Johns Hopkins data.

By the numbers: Nearly 6 million people have tested positive for COVID-19 worldwide and over 2.5 million have recovered from the virus. Over 367,000 people have died globally. The U.S. has reported the most cases in the world with over 1.7 million.

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Orion Rummler

Updated 1 hour ago - Politics & Policy

In photos: Protesters clash with police nationwide over George Floyd

Police officers grapple with protesters in Atlanta. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray as the protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd spread nationwide on Friday evening and continued into Saturday.

The big picture: Police responded over the weekend in force, in cities ranging from Salt Lake City to Atlanta to Des Moines, Houston to Detroit, Milwaukee to Washington, D.C., Denver and Louisville. Large crowds gathered in Minneapolis on Saturday for the fourth day in a row.

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Miriam Kramer

Updated 1 hour ago - Science

Live updates: SpaceX launches NASA astronauts to space station

Photo: NASA TV

SpaceX just launched NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on an historic ride to the International Space Station.

Why it matters: The launch brings crewed launches back to the U.S. for the first time in nine years, since the end of the space shuttle program.

Follow along below for live updates...

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