‘So-Called’ Judge Criticized by Trump Is Known as a Mainstream Republican

Judge James Robart of Federal District Court in Seattle. By THOMAS FULLER February 4, 2017 The federal judge who blocked President Trump’s immigration order is described by former colleagues and acquaintances as a “mainstream” Republican...

How Washington State Upended Trump’s Travel Ban

By ALEXANDER BURNS February 4, 2017 While President Trump’s travel ban threw American airports into chaos last weekend, Bob Ferguson, the attorney general of Washington State, was biding his time on an airplane. On his way home from a conference of...