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Unpacking the $10 billion sale of the LA Lakers
by John Ketchum
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team will be sold for $10 billion. Author and historian Jeff Pearlman explains what this means for the franchise and the sport of basketball.
Protests Against Immigration And Refugee Executive Orders Continue At Airports
NPR's Kirk Siegler reports from Los Angeles International Airport where protesters have gathered to speak out against President Trump's immigration suspension.
ACLU Attorneys Plan To Challenge Legality Of Immigration Executive Order
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.
Legal Adviser For George W. Bush Speaks On Restructuring of Security Council
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.
Protests Against Immigration And Refugee Executive Orders Continue Across The Country
The latest news on how President Donald Trump's ban on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries is being carried out nationwide.
Syrian Refugees Left With Questions After Immigration Halt
by Alice Fordham
The temporary suspension of immigrants from Syria has left some refugees stuck in Lebanon, wondering what is next.
Syrian Family Forced To Return To Middle East After Arriving In Philadelphia
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.
Former Attorney General Calls Vetting Immigrants A 'Delicate Process'
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.
Top Tech Company Leaders Say They Would Not Exist Without Immigrants
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.
Author Reza Aslan Says Executive Order Has Already Affected His Family
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.
National Review Writer Says Restrictions On Refugees Are Moderate
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.
Countries Listed On Trump's Refugee Ban Don't Include Those He Has Business With
President Donald Trump's refugee ban in the Middle East could be one of the first conflicts of interest for the president, as his bans avoided nations that he has business ties in.
Executive Order Ban Leaves Travelers In Disarray At Chicago Airport
At the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, confusion over the immigration executive order has travelers in limbo, with immigration lawyers rushing to the scene to help those affected.