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HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Feb. 7 at 6:47 P.M. EST/2347 GMT

Highlights of the day for U. S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday: IMMIGRATION Trump's administration asks a U. S. appeals court to rule a federal judge was wrong to suspend a travel ban the president imposed on people from seven Muslim-majority countries and all refugees.

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Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday:

IMMIGRATION

Trump's administration asks a U.S. appeals court to rule a federal judge was wrong to suspend a travel ban the president imposed on people from seven Muslim-majority countries and all refugees.

Homeland Security chief John Kelly tells a congressional panel he should have delayed Trump's travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries and on all refugees so he could brief Congress on the executive order.

Two Republican senators plan to unveil legislation to curb legal immigration by halving the number of people allowed to live as legal permanent residents.

CABINET AND NOMINATIONS

The Senate confirms billionaire Betsy DeVos as education secretary, with Vice President Mike Pence casting an unprecedented tie-breaking vote, and another controversial nominee, Jeff Sessions for attorney general, wins committee approval.

The Senate's top Democrat accuses Trump's Supreme Court pick of avoiding answering questions "like the plague" and dodging efforts to gauge his judicial independence during a meeting that deepened his concerns about the nominee.

Andrew Puzder, Trump's choice to lead the Labor Department, admits to employing an undocumented immigrant, a revelation of the type that has derailed Cabinet nominees in previous administrations.

A media watchdog group sues to force Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency to release records detailing his communications with energy companies ahead of a Senate vote to confirm his nomination.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismisses Trump's warning to Iran to stop its missile tests, saying the president has shown the "real face" of American corruption.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump, seizing on an Iranian missile test, are nearing common ground on a tougher U.S. policy toward Tehran ahead of their first talks at the White House.

Prime Minister Theresa May wants to revitalize Britain's "special relationship" with the United States but the promise of a state visit for Trump is turning into a headache.

China's foreign minister, seeking to diminish tension with the United States after Trump's election, says there would be no winner in a conflict between the two nations.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trump says there is no reason to curb law enforcement agencies that seize cash, vehicles and other assets of people suspected of crimes, a practice that some lawmakers and activists have criticized for denying legal rights.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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