Politics: Trump's First 100 Days: Waiting for court ruling, but pipeline and DeVos move forward

Republicans vote to rebuke Elizabeth Warren, saying she impugned Sessions’s character; Trump’s immigration order requires bureaucrats to figure out who is Christian. That’s not easy.; Trump’s claim that sanctuary cities ‘breed crime’; Trump’s First 100 Days: Waiting for court ruling, but pipeline and DeVos move forward; Trump says his critics ‘pull out the racist card’; Democrats to plot anti-Trump strategy — in Congress and at the polls — in Baltimore; Melania Trump 'has no intention' of profiting from public position, representatives say; House overturns two Obama-era education regulations; More Democrats are familiar with Stephen Bannon than Charles Schumer; Pence casts deciding vote to confirm DeVos as education secretary; The DeVos vote is a bad case study for the power of campaign contributions; Mike Pence, a man of the House, becomes Trump's eyes and ears in the Senate; Trump’s base of support sets a higher bar for considering immigrants to be American; ‘We’ll destroy his career,’ Trump quips about a Texas state senator at odds with a county sheriff;   The most important politics stories today   Trump’s First 100 Days: Waiting for court ruling, but pipeline and DeVos move forward The fate of Trump's travel ban now lies with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Federal appeals court weighs Trump immigration order The Justice Department tried to persuade a three-judge panel to reinstate the travel ban, while Washington state's solicitor general argued that it should remain frozen. By Matt Zapotosky and Robert Barnes  •  National Security  •  Read more »   CONTENT FROM BP Safe and Sound How has the oil and gas industry made drilling safer? Collaboration. Republicans vote to rebuke Elizabeth Warren, saying she impugned Sessions’s character In an extraordinarily rare move, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell interrupted Warren's speech, saying she had breached Senate rules by reading past statements against Sessions from the late senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the late Coretta Scott King. By Paul Kane and Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump’s immigration order requires bureaucrats to figure out who is Christian. That’s not easy. Customs officials and visa officers would suddenly become theologians. By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s First 100 Days: Waiting for court ruling, but pipeline and DeVos move forward The fate of Trump's travel ban now lies with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump says his critics ‘pull out the racist card’ The president told Fox News' Bill O'Reilly that the media and other critics are wrong when they attempt to characterize his policies as anti-Muslim or anti-black. By Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Democrats to plot anti-Trump strategy — in Congress and at the polls — in Baltimore The annual issues conference, House Democrats' first with control of neither Congress nor the White House since 2006, is more introspective and less star-studded than previous years. By David Weigel and Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Melania Trump 'has no intention' of profiting from public position, representatives say The declaration came a day after the first lady alleged in a lawsuit that a news company had hurt her ability to build a profitable brand. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   House overturns two Obama-era education regulations The move could change how state officials evaluate school performance and teacher-prep programs. By Emma Brown and Juliet Eilperin  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » More Democrats are familiar with Stephen Bannon than Charles Schumer Half as many Republicans have heard of Bannon as have Democrats. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Pence casts deciding vote to confirm DeVos as education secretary Democrats spent 24 hours protesting the nomination ahead of Tuesday's vote. By Elise Viebeck and Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The DeVos vote is a bad case study for the power of campaign contributions Money helped DeVos get to be well-known. It didn't help her carry the day. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Mike Pence, a man of the House, becomes Trump's eyes and ears in the Senate The vice president has emerged as a key ally to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump’s base of support sets a higher bar for considering immigrants to be American New research on assimilation shows how Trump's base may view new immigrants. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ‘We’ll destroy his career,’ Trump quips about a Texas state senator at odds with a county sheriff The Texas lawmaker remained unnamed during a White House meeting. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Daily Trail An evening rundown of what's happening on the campaign trail. 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