Trump’s new travel ban goes largely ignored by lawmakers

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The Trump administration’s announcement of a new travel ban Sunday evening garnered little reaction from lawmakers as most politicians were still responding to President Trump’s Twitter feud with the National Football League.

Trump’s first executive order that mandated a travel ban against seven Middle Eastern and North African countries in January received significant pushback at the time. His revised order – released in March – was also met with criticism for only removing one country from the list.

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