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| Donald Trump’s Orders, Refugees, Chinese New Year: Your Weekend Briefing | Donald Trump’s Orders, Refugees, Chinese New Year: Your Weekend Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re pleased to begin sending our Weekend Briefing by email. Look out for it every Sunday. | We’re pleased to begin sending our Weekend Briefing by email. Look out for it every Sunday. |
| Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. | Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. |
| 1. President Trump’s dizzying first week in office culminated with an executive order blocking U.S. entry to refugees from around the world for months or longer. It also bars citizens of seven countries, including Syria and Iraq. | 1. President Trump’s dizzying first week in office culminated with an executive order blocking U.S. entry to refugees from around the world for months or longer. It also bars citizens of seven countries, including Syria and Iraq. |
| The order trapped travelers at airports and upended the lives of refugees. There were protests, along with scattered support. On Saturday night, a federal judge blocked part of the order, preventing those being detained at U.S. airports from being deported. | The order trapped travelers at airports and upended the lives of refugees. There were protests, along with scattered support. On Saturday night, a federal judge blocked part of the order, preventing those being detained at U.S. airports from being deported. |
| Across the world, refugees and even some permanent U.S. residents with green cards grappled with the far-reaching effects of the abrupt border closure, which experts said was likely to increase, not decrease, the threat of terrorism. | Across the world, refugees and even some permanent U.S. residents with green cards grappled with the far-reaching effects of the abrupt border closure, which experts said was likely to increase, not decrease, the threat of terrorism. |
| And array of Christian leaders denounced Mr. Trump’s plan to give priority to Christian refugees when arrivals resume. | And array of Christian leaders denounced Mr. Trump’s plan to give priority to Christian refugees when arrivals resume. |
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| 2. Mr. Trump’s wave of directives reversed years of American policy on immigration, trade, health care, abortion and the environment. | 2. Mr. Trump’s wave of directives reversed years of American policy on immigration, trade, health care, abortion and the environment. |
| He ordered a federal hiring freeze, revived the Keystone XL pipeline project, reinstated a ban on foreign aid to health providers that discuss abortion, abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, and floated the idea of bringing back C.I.A. “black site” prisons. | He ordered a federal hiring freeze, revived the Keystone XL pipeline project, reinstated a ban on foreign aid to health providers that discuss abortion, abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, and floated the idea of bringing back C.I.A. “black site” prisons. |
| He also made a torrent of false claims and deepened his feud with the news media, which was labeled “the opposition party” by his chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon. A recurrent theme was his extensively discredited claim that millions of people voted illegally in November’s election. | He also made a torrent of false claims and deepened his feud with the news media, which was labeled “the opposition party” by his chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon. A recurrent theme was his extensively discredited claim that millions of people voted illegally in November’s election. |
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| 3. Tuesday is the deadline for enrolling for health insurance this year under the Affordable Care Act through Healthcare.gov and the state-based insurance marketplaces. | 3. Tuesday is the deadline for enrolling for health insurance this year under the Affordable Care Act through Healthcare.gov and the state-based insurance marketplaces. |
| Republicans in Congress are determined to repeal the law, but an audio recording of a session from their annual retreat shows that they are very far from agreement on what a replacement should look like. | Republicans in Congress are determined to repeal the law, but an audio recording of a session from their annual retreat shows that they are very far from agreement on what a replacement should look like. |
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| 4. The new administration had its first full-blown foreign policy clash. | 4. The new administration had its first full-blown foreign policy clash. |
| President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico canceled a meeting with Mr. Trump because of his plans to build a border wall and suggestions that a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to the U.S. could help pay for it. | President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico canceled a meeting with Mr. Trump because of his plans to build a border wall and suggestions that a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to the U.S. could help pay for it. |
| The idea of a wall isn’t new. In 2006, a group of contractors won a bid to fence off 2,000 miles, from California to Texas. After five years, $1 billion and the construction of just 53 miles of wall, the federal government scrapped the project. | The idea of a wall isn’t new. In 2006, a group of contractors won a bid to fence off 2,000 miles, from California to Texas. After five years, $1 billion and the construction of just 53 miles of wall, the federal government scrapped the project. |
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| 5. Mr. Trump’s nomination to fill the nearly yearlong vacancy on the Supreme Court is expected this week. | 5. Mr. Trump’s nomination to fill the nearly yearlong vacancy on the Supreme Court is expected this week. |
| The three leading contenders are from a list of 21 candidates that he made public during his campaign. Democratic lawmakers — deeply bitter about Senate Republicans’ refusal to even consider former President Barack Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick B. Garland — have threatened an all-out political brawl over any nominee outside the judicial mainstream. | The three leading contenders are from a list of 21 candidates that he made public during his campaign. Democratic lawmakers — deeply bitter about Senate Republicans’ refusal to even consider former President Barack Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick B. Garland — have threatened an all-out political brawl over any nominee outside the judicial mainstream. |
| The New York Times is tracking Mr. Trump’s full agenda and covering many more aspects of his administration. | The New York Times is tracking Mr. Trump’s full agenda and covering many more aspects of his administration. |
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| 6. It’s been a stunning Australian Open. | 6. It’s been a stunning Australian Open. |
| Roger Federer defeated his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in a riveting comeback after a knee injury. At 35, he is the oldest man to win a Grand Slam singles title in 45 years. | Roger Federer defeated his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in a riveting comeback after a knee injury. At 35, he is the oldest man to win a Grand Slam singles title in 45 years. |
| The women’s singles match was also one for the books. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus to capture a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam singles title in the Open era. Her age — also 35 — set an Open-era record. | The women’s singles match was also one for the books. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus to capture a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam singles title in the Open era. Her age — also 35 — set an Open-era record. |
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| 7. The lines “war is peace,” “freedom is slavery” and “ignorance is strength” are resonating with readers. Sales of “1984” and other dystopian tales have surged. | 7. The lines “war is peace,” “freedom is slavery” and “ignorance is strength” are resonating with readers. Sales of “1984” and other dystopian tales have surged. |
| The Times’s critic Michiko Kakutani writes that George Orwell’s nearly 70-year-old novel “suddenly feels all too familiar.” | The Times’s critic Michiko Kakutani writes that George Orwell’s nearly 70-year-old novel “suddenly feels all too familiar.” |
| She suggests some additional reading: Hannah Arendt’s “The Origins of Totalitarianism” for its examination of “the power that centralized storytelling can exert over anxious populations suffering from the dislocations of history, by offering scapegoats, easy fixes and simple cohesive narratives.” | She suggests some additional reading: Hannah Arendt’s “The Origins of Totalitarianism” for its examination of “the power that centralized storytelling can exert over anxious populations suffering from the dislocations of history, by offering scapegoats, easy fixes and simple cohesive narratives.” |
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| 8. In the year 1984, the actor John Hurt starred in the film “1984,” winning praise and awards for his portrayal of a citizen caught in the grip of a totalitarian government. | 8. In the year 1984, the actor John Hurt starred in the film “1984,” winning praise and awards for his portrayal of a citizen caught in the grip of a totalitarian government. |
| Mr. Hurt died in England last week at age 77. | Mr. Hurt died in England last week at age 77. |
| Mary Tyler Moore, who was 80, also died last week, inspiring an outpouring of tributes to her culture-shaping television portrayal of a modern — for the 1970s — working woman. | Mary Tyler Moore, who was 80, also died last week, inspiring an outpouring of tributes to her culture-shaping television portrayal of a modern — for the 1970s — working woman. |
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| 9. And finally, the Year of the Rooster began as revelers celebrated the Lunar New Year with prayer and parties. | |
| Tens of millions of people in China return home for the holiday, in the world’s largest annual migration. | |
| Like all family-focused holidays, it is a time of both celebration and anxiety — deftly parodied by a new and popular song about the ritual of relatives’ interrogations. Its English title: “What I Do Is for Your Own Good.” | Like all family-focused holidays, it is a time of both celebration and anxiety — deftly parodied by a new and popular song about the ritual of relatives’ interrogations. Its English title: “What I Do Is for Your Own Good.” |
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| Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. | Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. |
| Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated online. | Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern and updated online. |
| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
| Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. |
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