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THE STORY

On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order that bans some refugees and immigrants from entering the US.

WHAT DOES IT DO EXACTLY?

It hits ‘pause’ on Syrian refugees coming into the US. And also temporarily shuts the door on citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Initially, the ban even applied to people with valid visas or green cards. Over the weekend, at least 100 travelers were detained at airports across the country. Including an Iraqi man who once worked as an interpreter for the US gov. So the ACLU sued the White House. And a federal judge blocked anyone who was being held at US airports from being deported. Thousands of people protested across the country, especially at airports.

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

That the ban may be unconstitutional because it could violate religious freedoms. See: prioritizing letting in Christian refugees coming from places like Syria. Plus, some experts say the order won’t help protect the US, since people from these banned countries aren’t the ones who have carried out deadly attacks in America in recent years. And some people — including GOP lawmakers — say Trump’s move might end up helping terrorist groups recruit more members in the future.

WHAT ARE SUPPORTERS SAYING?

That this is a win for national security. Trump says that his executive order has nothing to do with religion and it’s all about “keeping our country safe.” Trump is also doing basically what he said he’d do during the campaign, so his supporters are happy he’s keeping his promises, promises. 

WHAT NOW?

The ban still stands. But the White House has backtracked juussst a little bit. Yesterday, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said that green card holders aren’t affected by the ban. Meanwhile, more than a dozen Attorneys General are saying ‘see you in court, Mr. President.’

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America is a country built by immigrants and religious freedom is a constitutional right. Even though Trump said yesterday that the US has always been the “land of the free,” his moves have some people worried that the founding principles of the US could be at risk. Red, white, and TBD.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING...

Quebec City. Yesterday, a group of gunmen opened fire at a mosque in the Canadian city, killing at least six people and injuring at least eight. It happened during evening prayers and there were dozens of people in the building at the time. Afterward, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau called it a “terrorist attack on Muslims.” The motive for the attack is still unclear but two suspects have been arrested.

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Steve Bannon knows the feeling. Over the weekend, President Trump gave Bannon, his chief strategist, a seat at the National Security Council (NSC) table. The NSC is a group that advises the president on, yup, national security. Bannon’s the former head of conservative news site Breitbart News. It’s very unusual that someone who’s a political adviser in the White House would get a say on the council, because the prez typically tries to separate who gives him national security advice vs political advice. And as part of Trump’s re-org, he also told the Director of National Intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that they’re no longer invited to a lot of NSC meetings. White House press sec. Sean Spicer says this will help “streamline” how Trump makes decisions related to national intelligence. But some say Trump’s making a “big mistake.” Big. Yuge. Also over the weekend a US service member died during a raid in Yemen against al Qaeda. It was the first combat death in a mission approved by Trump, who’s said he wants to step up the fight against groups like al Qaeda.

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Aging isn’t all that bad. Just ask Serena Williams and Roger Federer. Over the weekend, the two tennis stars won the Australian Open. At age 35. Aka really, really old in court years. Williams beat her sister, Venus, in the women’s final. Now she has 23 Grand Slam singles titles under her racquet, swishing past former pro Steffi Graf’s record. Federer made the comeback of the year by beating his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the men’s final. The win came after Fed took months off to recover from an injury. Now he has a record 18 Grand Slam men’s singles titles. After the match, he said “we’re going to party like rock stars.” Game, set, hangover.

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In other news making people raise their eyebrows…last week, Russia’s parliament moved to decriminalize some cases of domestic violence for first-time offenders. Domestic violence makes up almost half of all violent crimes in Russia. Critics say ‘nyet good,’ softening the law would protect abusers instead of victims. But supporters say it would keep families from going up against the legal system for doing things like disciplining their kids. OK then. In other super uplifting news, last week, a woman sued Baylor University for how it handled her alleged sexual assault back in 2013. She says she was raped by two football players while she was a student. The lawsuit also says dozens of football players committed more than 50 “acts of rape” in recent years. This comes as Baylor’s been getting a LOT of heat for how it handled sexual assault allegations in the past couple of years. This latest news isn’t helping.

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These celebs are winners too. Yesterday, Meryl and friends had a night out for the SAG Awards. That’s the show that gives out little green men for performances on the big screen and the small screen. It often predicts who could be taking home gold at the Oscars next month. Viola Davis won for her role in “Fences.” So did Denzel Washington. Sarah Paulson proved “The People v OJ Simpson” is the miniseries of the century. John Lithgow and Claire Foy got Crowned. Emma Stone sang her way to another win for “La La Land.” The casts of “Hidden Figures” and “Stranger Things” won the biggest ensemble prizes of the night. And a lot of the speeches got political. Everyone from Elaine to Kelso had something to say about Trump’s refugee ban. Mahershala Ali said working on “Moonlight” taught him what happens when you persecute people. David Harbour from “Stranger Things” drank more coffee than you and said “we will shelter freaks and outcasts, those who have no home.” He got a side of standing O with that statue.

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