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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has become the first state to sue to stop President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. Attorneys for the state filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Honolulu. The state had also sued over Trump's initial travel ban, but that lawsuit was put on hold while other cases played out across the country. Hawaii's new lawsuit says the order will harm the state's Muslim population, tourism and foreign students.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals, doctors and consumer groups have mounted intensifying opposition to the Republican health care bill. Hospitals have written lawmakers about the bill's cuts in Medicaid and other programs, saying more uninsured Americans seem likely. House Speaker Paul Ryan is praising the proposal as "what good, conservative health care reform looks like."
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering more than $6 billion in cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Documents obtained by The Washington Post show the preliminary budget would slash nearly $2 billion from funds dedicated to public housing. And it would eliminate the Community Development Block Grant Program, which funds local improvement efforts and anti-poverty programs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has been offered the position as U.S. ambassador to Russia. And the official says Huntsman has indicated that he'll accept the post. Huntsman was the nation's top diplomat to Singapore under President George H.W. Bush and then served in that role in China under President Barack Obama. During the presidential campaign, Huntsman called for Donald Trump to drop out of the race after video emerged in which Trump bragged of groping women.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google believes it has already protected people using Android-powered phones and its Chrome operating system from many of the security weaknesses disclosed by the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks. The reassurance comes after WikiLeaks released thousands of documents that it claims show a broad program by the CIA to turn everyday gadgets such as iPhones into snooping tools by exploiting previously undisclosed software flaws. Apple had previously said it fixed many of the problems that made iPhones and iPads vulnerable.
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