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Eliot Cohen, director of the Strategic Studies program, poses a question to U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Former State Dept. Adviser Paints Gloomy Picture Of Trump's First Week

11:30pm January 30, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Eliot Cohen, a former State Department counselor in the George W. Bush administration, about how the president's first week in office confirmed his worst fears.

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Protesters at Los Angeles International Airport rally Sunday against President Trump's executive order halting entry of refugees and others into the U.S.

Refugee Agencies Race Against Time To Beat Trump Immigration Ban

8:27pm January 30, 2017

by Deb Amos

Immigration and refugee advocates say the details of President Trump's executive order are still in flux. Some travelers have been barred from entering the U.S. Others are receiving exemptions.

President Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Trump Accuses Top Democrat Of 'Fake Tears' Over Executive Order

3:22pm January 30, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, became emotional Sunday, calling the president's travel ban "un-American." The president took aim at him in an unusual moment and questioned his sincerity.

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.

President Trump pauses before signing one of three executive actions in the Oval Office, Saturday.

Trump's Executive Order On Ethics Pulls Word For Word From Obama, Clinton

10:11pm January 28, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Nearly word for word, President Trump's order banning lobbying from administration officials for five years is a mashup of provisions signed by the two Democratic predecessors.

Jared Treadway, 26, a sales associate at Northwest Armory in Portland, shows a customer an AR-15 rifle Tuesday in the store's showroom.

At Portland, Ore., Gun Store, Strong Opinions And Stronger Sales

12:28pm January 07, 2016

by Rob Manning

Owner Karl Durkheimer says President Obama's gun policies, including this week's executive orders, motivate many of his customers' purchases.

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Federal Appeals Court Leaves Hold On Obama's Immigration Orders

6:26pm May 26, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The president has sought to give temporary protection from deportation to people who were brought to the U.S. as children, and to the parents of people who live in the U.S. legally.

Obama Orders Reduction In Government's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

4:44pm March 19, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

He directed the federal government to cut emissions by 40 percent within the next decade and to increase its use of renewable energy sources to 30 percent of total consumption.

In July, President Obama signs the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace executive order, requiring prospective federal contractors to disclose labor law violations.

So What Is An 'Executive Action' Anyway?

8:50pm November 20, 2014

by Scott Neuman

President Obama is preparing to take executive action on immigration. But some people are calling it an "executive order." There's a big difference between the two terms.

House GOP Plows Forward With Plans To Sue Obama

8:21pm July 11, 2014

by Scott Horsley

While House Republicans move ahead with their lawsuit alleging executive branch overreach, Obama is using the challenge to score political points of his own.

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