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Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 6 at 3:44 p.m. EST

Published 03/06/2017, 04:24 PM
Updated 03/06/2017, 04:30 PM
© Reuters. U.S. President Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington

(Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday:

TRAVEL BAN

Trump signs a revised executive order for a U.S. travel ban, leaving Iraq off the list of targeted countries, after his controversial first attempt was blocked in the courts, senior administration officials say.

Iraq expresses "deep relief" at Trump's decision to remove it from a list of countries targeted in a U.S. travel ban.

Demand for travel to the United States in the coming months is flat following a positive start to the year, with uncertainty over a possible new U.S. travel order likely deterring visitors, a travel analysis company says.

TRUMP-OBAMA

Trump has almost certainly not spoken to FBI Director James Comey about the president's allegation that the previous administration wiretapped him during the 2016 election campaign, the White House says.

HEALTHCARE

Republican lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of Trump's top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congressional aide says.

NORTH KOREA

The White House says the United States is deploying an advanced anti-missile defense system to South Korea as part of steps to bolster its ability to defend against North Korean ballistic missiles.

TRADE

Trump administration trade adviser Peter Navarro says a $65 billion U.S. trade deficit with Germany is "one of the most difficult" trade issues, and bilateral discussions are needed to reduce it outside of European Union restrictions.

VISITOR LOGS

Democratic U.S. lawmakers are pressing Trump to release logs of visitors to the White House and his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida under a policy that made public the names of nearly 6 million visitors to the White House during the Obama administration.

JAPAN

The Japanese government says its trade minister and his U.S. counterpart, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, agree to meet as soon as possible to prepare for bilateral economic talks.

ABORTION

Two Republicans senators are joining four Democrats in demanding the White House provide more information about an executive order that has sown confusion among international organizations involved in family planning, AIDS treatment and other healthcare issues.

BIOFUELS

The Trump administration is reviewing the possibility of a key change to U.S. biofuels policy requested by oil refiners and Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor and special adviser on regulations to Trump, a White House official says.

© Reuters. U.S. President Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington

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