U.S. appeals court will not put Trump travel ban case on hold

By Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to place on hold an appeal over President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries.The order from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could increase pressure on the Trump administration to clarify its intentions regarding the controversial executive order.The 9th Circuit suspended Trump's travel ban earlier this month while litigation over the m