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Legal Adviser For George W. Bush Speaks On Restructuring of Security Council

7:41pm January 29, 2017

John Bellinger, legal adviser for the National Security Council during President George W. Bush's first term, discusses why the move to elevate Steve Bannon to a full member is unusual.

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ACLU Attorneys Plan To Challenge Legality Of Immigration Executive Order

7:41pm January 29, 2017

Lee Gelernt of the American Civil Liberties Union gives a legal analysis of the immigration ban. He is an attorney who helped get a federal judge to temporarily halt President Trump's bans.

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National Review Writer Says Restrictions On Refugees Are Moderate

7:41pm January 29, 2017

David French, staff writer of the National Review, makes the case in his latest article that while the roll out of the executive order was flawed, the reaction is overblown.

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Author Reza Aslan Says Executive Order Has Already Affected His Family

7:41pm January 29, 2017

Writer Reza Aslan talks about Trump's executive actions affecting refugees. Aslan is an Iranian-American scholar of religious studies, best-selling author and host of the upcoming CNN series Believer.

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Top Tech Company Leaders Say They Would Not Exist Without Immigrants

7:41pm January 29, 2017

by Michel Martin

Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter are among companies in the tech and travel sectors which had a strong and swift reaction to President Donald Trump's executive orders on refugees and immigration.

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Former Attorney General Calls Vetting Immigrants A 'Delicate Process'

7:41pm January 29, 2017

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who served under the George W. Bush administration, talks about President Donald Trump putting chief strategist Steve Bannon on the National Security Council.

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Syrian Family Forced To Return To Middle East After Arriving In Philadelphia

7:41pm January 29, 2017

Sarah Assali's Syrian family arrived in Philadelphia Saturday morning. The family was sent back to Qatar by U.S. border officials before New York Federal Judge Ann Donnelly's order could help them.

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Demonstrators at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport gather on Saturday to protest President Trump's executive order temporarily barred refugees and citizens of seven countries.

Of Courts And Confusion: Here's The Reaction To Trump's Immigration Freeze

6:57pm January 29, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

A federal judge has issued a stay giving some detainees at airports a temporary reprieve. But chaos has roiled U.S. airports, and family members and foreign leaders are trying to respond to the order.

An Iraqi soldier on Sunday stands near a makeshift armored car left behind by the Islamic State when they were driven out of the eastern side of Mosul. President Trump has ordered the U.S. military to draw up a new plan for the fight against ISIS.

Trump Aims For Big Splash In Taking On Terror Fight

5:56pm January 29, 2017

by Greg Myre

The new president's high-profile approach to fighting terror contrasts from the quieter strategy of his predecessor. Trump's style seeks bigger gains but could also mean taking bigger risks.

Stephen "Steve" Bannon, chief strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on Sunday, Jan. 22.

With National Security Council Shakeup, Steve Bannon Gets A Seat At The Table

5:43pm January 29, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Bannon has been elevated to the NSC's Principals Committee, the top inter-agency group for discussing national security. He formerly led Breitbart News, a platform for the alt-right movement.