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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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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 …
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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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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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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New York Times:
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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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
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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Marcelo Rochabrun / ProPublica:
Trump Executive Order Could Block 500,000 Legal U.S. Residents From Returning to America From Trips
Trump Executive Order Could Block 500,000 Legal U.S. Residents From Returning to America From Trips
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Sfrantzman / Seth J. Frantzman:
Obama's administration made the “Muslim ban” possible and the media won't tell you
Obama's administration made the “Muslim ban” possible and the media won't tell you
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves
Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves
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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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New York Times, Daily Kos, The Verge, Hollywood Life and Sputnik International
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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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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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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The Slot, Al Jazeera English, Daily Kos and Common Dreams
New York Times:
Full Executive Order Text: Trump's Action Limiting Refugees Into the U.S.
Full Executive Order Text: Trump's Action Limiting Refugees Into the U.S.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
My great grandparents came from Germany, Austria and Poland.
My great grandparents came from Germany, Austria and Poland.
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New York Times:
Banned From U.S.: ‘You Need to Go Back to Your Country’
Banned From U.S.: ‘You Need to Go Back to Your Country’
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The Guardian:
Donald Trump anti-refugee order: ‘green-card holders included in ban’ - as it happened
Donald Trump anti-refugee order: ‘green-card holders included in ban’ - as it happened
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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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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
President Trump's Muslim ban excludes countries linked to his sprawling business empire
President Trump's Muslim ban excludes countries linked to his sprawling business empire
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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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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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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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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
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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