The United States’ and Mexico’s leaders speak by phone after relations between the two countries frayed further over Trump’s border wall plan, with the US president calling the talk friendly but still demanding reworked trade and other ties. ImmigrationTrump signs an executive order he says will impose tighter vetting to prevent foreign terrorists from entering the United States. Trump says Syrian Christians will be given priority when it comes to applying for refugee status in the United States. Trump’s executive order taking away federal funding from “sanctuary cities” has an exemption for one of his favourite constituencies, the police, who would be protected from cuts. AbortionVice President Mike Pence fires up tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists in Washington for the 44th March for Life, celebrating a political shift in their favour with Trump’s election.

Source: Mint January 28, 2017 05:14 UTC