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Trump Adviser Attempts To Recover From 'Bowling Green Massacre' Gaffe

6:34pm February 03, 2017

Thursday night on MSNBC, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway referred to the "Bowling Green Massacre" to defend the president's restrictions on refugees. In fact, there was no massacre.

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Federal Courts Consider Legal Challenges To Trump's Immigration Ban

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by Joel Rose

As federal courts begin to consider the legality of President Trump's refugee ban, immigrant lawyers and advocates provide updates on the litigation filed across the country. Meanwhile, protesters are staging events against the ban during noontime prayers at mosques and other locales in more than a dozen states.

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Nordstrom Drops Ivanka Trump's Fashion Line Due To Lagging Sales

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

Ivanka Trump's fashion line has been dropped by Nordstrom. The retailer says the brand's sales have lagged.

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U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Iran In Response To Missile Test

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration moved on Friday to impose sanctions on Iran in response to the country's recent ballistic missile test. The White House already said Iran was "on notice" following the test, though Trump's national security adviser didn't elaborate on possible actions the U.S. would take.

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Former Immigration Director Defends U.S. Record On Refugee Vetting

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by John Burnett

A fraction of people who seek refugee status in the U.S. are approved. Less than one-fourth of 1 percent of refugees on the planet are approved to come here. Leon Rodriguez, former head of Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency that vets refugees, says agents already do "extreme vetting."

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Republicans Consider Restoring High-Risk Pools In Obamacare Replacement

6:34pm February 03, 2017

Republicans are working on plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. One of the possibilities that has been put forward, reinstating high-risk pools. NPR's Audie Cornish talked to Ryan Burt, who's been involved with high-risk pools for 25 years and helped establish Minnesota's high-risk pool, one of the oldest and most highly regarded high-risk pool programs in the country.

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Trump Signs Executive Action To Roll Back Some Financial Regulations

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by John Ydstie

President Trump signed an executive action that sets the stage for a dramatic rollback of regulations put into place following the financial crisis. The president also wants to halt an Obama administration rule that requires financial advisers to act in their clients best interest in retirement planning.

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White House Cites Jobs Report As Evidence Of Consumer Confidence

6:34pm February 03, 2017

The White House cited Friday's jobs report as evidence of consumer confidence in the Trump presidency. Yet throughout his campaign, Trump trashed the jobs report as a false indicator of economic health.

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Taqueria del Sol on Atlanta's west side serves a blend of Mexican and Deep South flavors, like barbecue tacos.

In Atlanta, Small Businesses Have Mixed Expectations Of President Trump

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Members of Atlanta's Hispanic community fear the effect of Trump's recent immigration orders on business, while other business leaders welcome the president's promise to roll back regulations.

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With Congress vowing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, health insurance executives are looking at a very uncertain future. And they don't like uncertainty.

Health Insurers Say They Don't Want To Go Back To Being The Bad Guys

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by NPR Staff

Researchers asked health insurance executives what worries them most about Republican plans to repeal and replace Obamacare. They said incentives to keep healthy people enrolled need to be stronger.

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