Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday:
IMMIGRATION
Trump's order temporarily banning U.S. entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries comes under intense scrutiny from a federal appeals court that questions whether the ban unfairly targets people over their religion.
Two Republican senators plan to unveil legislation to curb legal immigration by halving the number of people allowed to live as legal permanent residents.
"CONFLICT MINERALS"
Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting a controversial Dodd-Frank rule that requires companies to disclose whether their products contain "conflict minerals" from a war-torn part of Africa, according to sources familiar with the administration's thinking.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismisses Trump's warning to Iran to stop its missile tests, saying the president has shown the "real face" of American corruption.
China's foreign minister, seeking to diminish tension with the United States after Trump's election, says there would be no winner in a conflict between the two nations.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Trump says there is no reason to curb law enforcement agencies that seize cash, vehicles and other assets of people suspected of crimes, a practice that some lawmakers and activists have criticized for denying legal rights.
Reference: Reuters
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