Dozens of technology companies, including giants such as Apple, Google and Uber, are siding with Washington state as it fights President Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.

The companies filed briefs late Sunday with a federal appellate court saying the Trump executive order hurts their businesses by making it harder to recruit employees. The companies also said the travel ban would prompt businesses to build operations outside the United States.

Washington state is suing Trump, saying the ban harmed residents and effectively mandated discrimination.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals this weekend denied the administration’s request to immediately set aside a Seattle judge’s ruling that put a hold on the ban nationwide.

Ali Vayeghan was one of an unknown number of people whose plans were disrupted by President Trump’s entry ban. UC Berkeley was home of the free speech movement. Today, California’s flagship university is under fire from the right and left. Tread cautiously. That’s how Super Bowl advertisers are feeling in the fraught political landscape. Snapchat app maker Snap’s IPO filing might be the biggest ever for a Los Angeles company.

Ali Vayeghan was one of an unknown number of people whose plans were disrupted by President Trump’s entry ban. UC Berkeley was home of the free speech movement. Today, California’s flagship university is under fire from the right and left. Tread cautiously. That’s how Super Bowl advertisers are feeling in the fraught political landscape. Snapchat app maker Snap’s IPO filing might be the biggest ever for a Los Angeles company.

Ali Vayeghan was one of an unknown number of people whose plans were disrupted by President Trump’s entry ban. UC Berkeley was home of the free speech movement. Today, California’s flagship university is under fire from the right and left. Tread cautiously. That’s how Super Bowl advertisers are feeling in the fraught political landscape. Snapchat app maker Snap’s IPO filing might be the biggest ever for a Los Angeles company.

Ali Vayeghan was one of an unknown number of people whose plans were disrupted by President Trump’s entry ban. UC Berkeley was home of the free speech movement. Today, California’s flagship university is under fire from the right and left. Tread cautiously. That’s how Super Bowl advertisers are feeling in the fraught political landscape. Snapchat app maker Snap’s IPO filing might be the biggest ever for a Los Angeles company.

New research from Georgia Tech reveals how frog tongues work.

New research from Georgia Tech reveals how frog tongues work.

A speech by conservative firebrand and  Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled at UC Berkeley on Wednesday amid violent protests that prompted President Trump to suggest cutting funding to the university.

A speech by conservative firebrand and  Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled at UC Berkeley on Wednesday amid violent protests that prompted President Trump to suggest cutting funding to the university.

Two Republicans senators have defected and will vote against Betsy DeVos for secretary of Education. Could President Trump’s proposed 20% border tax set off an international food fight? Are emails and texts sent on the personal devices of government employees a public record? 22,000 new U.S. factory jobs  could be generated by limiting car imports from Mexico.

Two Republicans senators have defected and will vote against Betsy DeVos for secretary of Education. Could President Trump’s proposed 20% border tax set off an international food fight? Are emails and texts sent on the personal devices of government employees a public record? 22,000 new U.S. factory jobs  could be generated by limiting car imports from Mexico.

Neil M. Gorsuch, a highly regarded conservative jurist best known for upholding religious liberty rights in the legal battles over Obamacare, is President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.

Neil M. Gorsuch, a highly regarded conservative jurist best known for upholding religious liberty rights in the legal battles over Obamacare, is President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.

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