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PARIS — French readers awoke on Monday to headlines about its young president-elect, Emmanuel Macron, and his decisive defeat of the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. What they did not find were details of the “

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s revised travel ban faced its first appellate test on Monday, in oral arguments that started at 2:30 p.m. before a 13-judge panel of the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va. The ban restricts travel from six predominantly Muslim countries. Several groups and individuals sued to block it, saying it amounted to religious discrimination. They pointed to statements by Mr.

For months, protesters have been rallying outside Senator Cory Gardner’s offices in Colorado, urging him not to join fellow Republicans in their push to repeal the Affordable Care Act. When he refused to hold town hall meetings, protesters staged them in his absence, asking questions to a cardboard cutout of him. Now they are escalating their tactics. With the controversial Republican health bill heading to the Senate, organizers of opposition groups say they plan to bird-dog Mr. Gardner’s whereabouts and show up at his events, buying seats at fund-raisers if necessary.

WASHINGTON — The 13 Republican senators who are writing a new bill to repeal and replace much of the Affordable Care Act include the top leadership, three committee chairmen and two of the most conservative members of the Senate. What the group does not include is a woman — and the moderate Republicans who could determine the bill’s fate. The decision by Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky,

James R. Clapper Jr., the former director of national intelligence. ■ Ms. Yates testified that she told President Trump’s White House in its early days that his first national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, was susceptible to blackmail. ■ Her testimony raises questions about how Mr. Trump responded to her concerns about Mr. Flynn, who was not fired until two weeks later, once Ms. Yates’s unease became public. ■ Mr. Clapper confirmed that British intelligence officials shared “very sensitive” information about Russian connections to Mr. Trump’s campaign. Ms.

BEIJING — Jared Kushner has said that he has stepped away from the day-to-day business of his family’s real estate company while he serves as a senior adviser to his father-in-law, President Trump. But Mr. Kushner’s relatives are working feverishly to solicit overseas money for projects in the United States, and they are highlighting their ties to Mr. Kushner as they court investors. On Saturday afternoon, Mr.

BEIJING — Jared Kushner has said that he has stepped away from the day-to-day business of his family’s real estate company while he serves as a senior adviser to his father-in-law, President Trump. But Mr. Kushner’s relatives are working feverishly to solicit overseas money for projects in the United States, and they are highlighting their ties to Mr. Kushner as they court investors. On Saturday afternoon, Mr.

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump against hiring Michael T. Flynn to be part of his national security team when Mr. Obama met with his successor in the Oval Office two days after the November election, two former Obama administration officials said on Monday. Mr. Obama, who had fired Mr. Flynn as the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told Mr. Trump that he would have profound concerns about Mr.

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump against hiring Michael T. Flynn to be part of his national security team when Mr. Obama met with his successor in the Oval Office two days after the November election, two former Obama administration officials said on Monday. Mr. Obama, who had fired Mr. Flynn as the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told Mr. Trump that he would have profound concerns about Mr.

Angella Reid, the first female chief usher to work at the White House, is "no longer employed by the White House," an administration official has told ABC News. Reid was fired, according to sources. One administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, cited “issues with the staff.” Others described tension between Reid, her staff and members of the administration. The abrupt departure, first reported by the Washington Post, is unusual for a White House usher -- a position which does not typically change with administrations.