Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the revised executive order President Trump signed on Monday that bans six countries from entering the U.S. Iraq, once part of the banned countries, has now been removed. Photo: APWASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back travel ban on Monday that bars people from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days but exempts travelers holding valid visas. The new executive order doesn’t ban citizens of Iraq, one of many changes made to an original order in hopes of putting the travel restrictions on stronger legal and political footing. The White House said the ban is intended to...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 06, 2017 16:33 UTC