Backlash grows against Trump travel ban in courts, Congress

Backlash built on Monday against U.S. President Donald Trump's travel and immigration restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations as opponents tried to throw up roadblocks, including more court challenges. The state of Washington announced it would sue, saying Republican Trump's executive order violated the U.S. Constitution, and Democrats in Congress pushed a vote to try to rescind the bill, but were blocked. Trump's directive on Friday put a 120-day hold on allowing refugees into the