In the face of protests, lawsuits, internal grumbling, an international backlash and a partial climb-down, the Trump administration invoked Quebec City's mosque attack to defend its travel ban on seven majority-Muslim countries. He later made clear he was, in fact, making the link to the executive order on travel, which specifically targets travel from primarily Muslim countries in the Middle East. The suspect in the mosque shooting, Alexandre Bissonnette, is not from the countries affected by the travel ban and appears to be Canadian-born and raised. Acting attorney general firedThe changes come amid reports of behind-the-scenes tussling within Trump's team. Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates said late Monday that she doubted the executive order was lawful.

Source: CBC News January 31, 2017 04:05 UTC