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Week In Review: Warren Silenced, Trump's Third Week

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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference about a federal appeals court's refusal to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference about a federal appeals court's refusal to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/AP)

This week, during the debate over the confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general, the senate president shut down U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren for quoting from a letter written by Coretta Scott King. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invoked the infrequently used Rule 19.

Also this week, a federal appeals court in Seattle refused to reinstate President Trump's immigration order. We discuss these issues and more with our analysts.

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Zuri Berry, deputy managing editor for news and multimedia at the Boston Herald and co-host of "NewsFeed" on Boston Herald Radio. He tweets @zuriberry.

John Carroll, professor of communication at Boston University and WBUR senior news analyst. He tweets @johncarroll_bu.

This segment aired on February 10, 2017.

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