Mayor LaToya Cantrell, who was traveling to Washington, D.C. as the hearing unfolded, won a temporary restraining order against the travel ban last week. The injunction issued Friday is in effect until the underlying case over the constitutionality of the travel ban is resolved, though it could also be defeated on appeal.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell will be out of state Friday when a judge hears arguments for her lawsuit contesting the city's temporary ban on non-essential travel. Why it matters: Cantrell is challenging how much power the City Council should have.

You’ve heard the term,” President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday as he signed a new executive order meant to safeguard US elections by requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in every state.