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Just weeks ago, President Trump signed an executive order which restricted travel into the U.S. from seven predominantly Muslim countries. That order resulted in chaos as American citizens and green card holders were detained from returning home. Protests erupted around the country, practically shutting down airports as protesters picketed. Even the New York City Taxi Driver Union joined the protests, stopping all service to JFK airport. That ban was shut down by the courts as unconstitutional. Now, the same ban is back – sort of. What’s changed with Trump’s new travel ban? Will it hold up in court?
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DESPITE TRUMP’S PROMISE, KEYSTONE PIPELINE WILL NOT USE AMERICAN STEEL
A Trump administration official said an executive order approving two pipeline projects and mandating the use of American-made steel won’t apply to the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, despite prior statements by President Donald Trump that it would. Days after taking office in January, Mr. Trump signed an executive order to speed approval of two pipeline projects that had been blocked by the Obama administration, the Keystone XL and the Dakota Access Pipeline. On several occasions since then, President Trump has said that the order would require the use of steel made in the U.S.
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FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY ASKS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO REJECT TRUMP’S WIRETAPPING CLAIM
The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Trump’s assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Mr. Trump’s phones, senior American officials said on Sunday. Mr. Comey has argued that the highly charged claim is false and must be corrected, they said, but the department has not released any such statement…
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Closing Bell
– Monday, March 6th
Markets Close DOWN Weighed by Financials
Big Insider Trades
– Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) Director John Jumper Sells $2.25m
– Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (XHR) Director Jeffrey Donahue Buys $500k
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