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Mother Jones:
A Federal Judge Just Issued a Stay Against Donald Trump's “Muslim Ban” — A federal judge in Brooklyn issued an emergency stay Saturday night against President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigration from certain predominantly Muslim countries, temporarily allowing people …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Facing intense criticism, some Republicans are speaking out against Trump's refugee ban. Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell aren't among them. — Facing intense criticism and dramatic news coverage of chaos and protests at airports worldwide, several congressional Republicans …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Donald Trump, the refugee ban, and the triumph of cruelty — Trump's immigration crackdown is an exercise in government cruelty. — On Friday, Donald Trump made the most plainly indefensible promise of his presidential campaign a reality. He suspended all refugee admissions to the US for 120 days …
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The Moderate Voice, New York Times and Speaker.gov
Sfrantzman / Seth J. Frantzman:
Obama's administration made the “Muslim ban” possible and the media won't tell you — I was outraged by the ban on refugees from war-torn countries in the Middle East. I've covered refugees fleeing war in Iraq and Syria over the last two years, meeting families on the road in Greece …
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Tamer El-Ghobashy / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Visa Ban Also Applies to Citizens With Dual Nationality, State Department Says
Trump Visa Ban Also Applies to Citizens With Dual Nationality, State Department Says
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Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / ThinkProgress:
Here's your list of all the protests happening against the Muslim Ban
Here's your list of all the protests happening against the Muslim Ban
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor
Judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor
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Political Wire, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, alan.com, Daily Kos, AOL, The Moderate Voice and Reuters
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Trump's Immigration Ban Draws Deep Anger and Muted Praise
Trump's Immigration Ban Draws Deep Anger and Muted Praise
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves
Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves
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USA Today:
Trump immigration ban blocks migrants from boarding jets, leads to airport detentions
Trump immigration ban blocks migrants from boarding jets, leads to airport detentions
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The Gateway Pundit, Corrente, IJR, Telegraph, TheBlaze, Business Insider, NPR and Mother Jones
Bryan Llenas / Fox News:
12 refugees detained under ban after Trump's order; one released as protests grow
12 refugees detained under ban after Trump's order; one released as protests grow
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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Green card holders included in Trump ban -Homeland Security
Green card holders included in Trump ban -Homeland Security
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CNN:
Inside the confusion of the Trump executive order and travel ban — Trump's unilateral moves reflect the President's desire to quickly make good on his campaign promises — But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience
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ImmigrationProf Blog, Mother Jones, Vox, Washington Post, Balloon Juice and The Daily Caller
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Malevolence Tempered by Incompetence: Trump's Horrifying Executive Order on Refugees and Visas — The malevolence of President Trump's Executive Order on visas and refugees is mitigated chiefly—and perhaps only—by the astonishing incompetence of its drafting and construction.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump orders ISIS plan, talks with Putin and gives Bannon national security role … President Trump on Saturday ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to devise a strategy to defeat the Islamic State and restructured the National Security Council to include his controversial top political adviser …
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Trump boots top officials — but includes Steve Bannon — in reshuffled National Security Council — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — In another series of executive orders on Saturday, Pres. Donald Trump restructured the National Security Council (NSC) and created a position …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Federal court halts Trump's immigration ban — Step one in a long fight to come — The federal court for the Eastern District of New York issued an emergency stay halting President Donald Trump's executive order banning entry to the US from seven majority-Muslim countries tonight …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Federal judge blocks Trump immigration order: report — The federal court for the Eastern District of New York has issued an emergency stay halting President Trump's executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S, The Verge reported Saturday night.
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TheBlaze, IJR, Balloon Juice and New York Times
Margaret Gonzales / ACLU:
ACLU and Other Groups Challenge Trump Immigration Ban After Refugees Detained at Airports Following Executive Order
ACLU and Other Groups Challenge Trump Immigration Ban After Refugees Detained at Airports Following Executive Order
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Al Jazeera English, Daily Kos, Washington Post, WTKR-TV and Vox
The White House:
Executive Order: ETHICS COMMITMENTS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTEES — ETHICS COMMITMENTS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTEES — By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
WH: No mention of Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day because others were killed too — Washington (CNN)The White House statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day didn't mention Jews or anti-Semitism because “despite what the media reports, we are an incredibly inclusive group …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judges Push Back Against Trump Order, Stopping Deportations Nationwide — Less than 36 hours passed after President Trump signed his executive order on Friday restricting immigration on several fronts before four federal judges had issued rulings in quick succession blunting the effect …
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Business Insider, Vox, Hit & Run and The Gateway Pundit
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Doug P. / twitchy.com:
D'OH! NY Times WH correspondent asks for fact check on terrorism claim, tweeters oblige — This is an embarrassing tweet. Journalist, smfh. http://twitter.com/... — Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 28, 2017 — New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman …
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David Brody / CBN.com:
Brody File Exclusive Interview: President Trump Relying On God Now More Than Ever — In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, President Donald Trump says becoming President of the United States has made him rely on God more than ever. “I would say that the office is so powerful …
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