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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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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 …


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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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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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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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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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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Refugees Detained at U.S. Airports, Prompting Legal Challenges to Trump's Immigration Order — President Trump's executive order closing the nation's borders to refugees was put into immediate effect Friday night. Refugees who were in the air on the way to the United States when the order …
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Green card holders included in Trump ban -Homeland Security — People holding so-called green cards, making them legal permanent U.S. residents, are included in President Donald Trump's executive action temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States …
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Trump Executive Order Could Block 500,000 Legal U.S. Residents From Returning to America From Trips
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Obama's administration made the “Muslim ban” possible and the media won't tell you
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Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves
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Trump Visa Ban Also Applies to Citizens With Dual Nationality, State Department Says
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Here's your list of all the protests happening against the Muslim Ban
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Trump's Immigration Ban Draws Deep Anger and Muted Praise
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Judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor
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ACLU and Other Groups Challenge Trump Immigration Ban After Refugees Detained at Airports Following Executive Order
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Full Executive Order Text: Trump's Action Limiting Refugees Into the U.S.
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My great grandparents came from Germany, Austria and Poland.
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Banned From U.S.: ‘You Need to Go Back to Your Country’
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Donald Trump anti-refugee order: ‘green-card holders included in ban’ - as it happened
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12 refugees detained under ban after Trump's order; one released as protests grow
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President Trump's Muslim ban excludes countries linked to his sprawling business empire
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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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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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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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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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Anti-choice advocate admits to Joy Reid her ultimate goal is to make birth control illegal — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — An interview on the women's march in Washington last week took a bizarre turn when an anti-choice advocate told MSNBC host Joy Reid that birth control …
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