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President Trump salutes as he disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. Trump signed a new executive order on travel and refugee resettlement on Monday.

Full Text: Trump's New Executive Order On Travel, Annotated

4:35pm March 06, 2017

President Trump's first action, temporarily barring refugees and travel from specific majority-Muslim countries, had been suspended. The revised order goes into effect on March 16.

The Trump administration's new executive order will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on March 16.

Trump Signs New Order Blocking Arrivals From 6 Majority-Muslim Countries

4:16pm March 06, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Trump's previous executive order caused chaos at airports and inspired protests and dozens of lawsuits. The new version omits Iraq, doesn't apply to existing visas and isn't in effect immediately.

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Trump Signs New Revised Travel Ban

12:36pm March 06, 2017

President Trump on Monday signed a new executive order: a revised version of last month's travel ban. A big change is that the list of seven Muslim-majority countries has gone down to six.

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Rush Begins For Contractors Who Want In On Border Wall Construction

12:36pm March 06, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

A deadline has been set for firms interested in helping to build a wall along the southern border. Prototype ideas are due this week; the government plans to make some design decisions by mid-April.

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Counterterrorism Official Doubts Travel Ban Would Solve Real Threat

12:36pm March 06, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to John Cohen, who served as a senior counterterrorism official for Presidents Bush and Obama. Cohen says the most significant threat comes from people who are already in the U.S.

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Marines walk around Times Square during Fleet Week on May 25, 2016 in New York City. A Pentagon investigation is under way into the posting of hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of nude photos of female Marines.

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Sharing Of Nude Photos Of Female Marines Online Prompts Pentagon Investigation

9:29am March 06, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Postings to a closed Facebook group included links to a Google Drive with even more images — and an invitation to contribute photos.

Everything You Need To Know About Russia And The Trump Administration

8:03am March 05, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Greg Miller of The Washington Post and NPR's Scott Detrow about Attorney General Sessions' contact with the Russian ambassador before the election.

Perspective From A Former CIA Russia Chief

8:03am March 05, 2017

Steve Hall, a retired CIA operative, oversaw the agency's clandestine operations in Russia. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to him about the links between the Trump administration and Russian officials.

Foreign nationals being arrested Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles.

Teachers, Parents Struggle To Comfort Children Of Color Fearful Of Targeted Raids

12:26pm March 04, 2017

by Melissa Hung

"I cannot teach reading and writing and U.S. history without my kids [first] feeling safe and welcome. You have to attend to the lower brain functions before you can expect any higher brain activity."

The Many Meetings Of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak

10:35am March 04, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

After reports surfaced about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' meetings with the Russian ambassador, we look at what is next for the Trump administration.

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