Sunday's Headlines: Judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor

Some Republicans are speaking out against Trump's ban. But not Ryan or McConnell.; Pence, who had called a Muslim ban 'unconstitutional,' now lauds restrictions on refugees; Open doors, slamming gates: The tumultuous politics of U.S. immigration policy; Order banning migrants entering from Muslim nations extinguishes dreams; The nations targeted by travel ban have one thing in common: No apparent Trump business interests; Fact-checking Trump's claim about Christian Syrians; Trump orders ISIS plan, talks with Putin and gives Bannon national security role;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor In the aftermath of President Trump's executive order, a federal judge on Saturday cited a risk of harm for those detained if they are returned to their home countries. Entry to the United States from seven mostly Muslim countries was being refused to legal U.S. residents who were abroad when the order was signed. But the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday morning said it would continue to implement the order of Trump, who said earlier that the order was "working out very nicely." By Jerry Markon, Emma Brown and Katherine Shaver  •  Read more » Some Republicans are speaking out against Trump's ban. But not Ryan or McConnell. Facing intense criticism, several congressional Republicans questioned President Trump's order to halt admission to the U.S. by refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, even as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan continued to defend it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was silent on the issue. By Kelsey Snell, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Pence, who had called a Muslim ban 'unconstitutional,' now lauds restrictions on refugees The vice president and Defense Secretary James Mattis — two people who once criticized such a ban — stood behind the president as he established "new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States." By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Open doors, slamming gates: The tumultuous politics of U.S. immigration policy From the restrictive guidelines of a century ago to President Ronald Reagan's advocacy of an open door to refugees to Trump's executive order on Friday, public opinion of immigration has continued to oscillate. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Order banning migrants entering from Muslim nations extinguishes dreams President Trump's order temporarily banning citizens of several Muslim countries from entering the U.S. sowed panic and anguish in airports across the globe, as people who had overcome the hurdles to win coveted American visas were turned back on what would have been their journeys' final leg. By Kareem Fahim, Mustafa Salim and Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more »   The nations targeted by travel ban have one thing in common: No apparent Trump business interests Several majority-Muslim nations where the Trump Organization is active have in some cases also faced troublesome issues with terrorism. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Fact-checking Trump's claim about Christian Syrians "If you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible," the president said. Is this really the case? By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Trump orders ISIS plan, talks with Putin and gives Bannon national security role President Trump ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to devise a strategy to defeat the Islamic State and restructured the National Security Council to include his controversial top political adviser, Stephen Bannon. He spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed to join forces to fight terrorism in Syria and elsewhere. By Philip Rucker and David Filipov  •  Read more »   Opinions   In Venezuela, we couldn’t stop Chávez. Don’t make the same mistakes we did. By Andrés Miguel Rondón  •  Read more »   Can a president who disregards the truth uphold his oath of office? By Quinta Jurecic  •  Read more »   Senate Democrats have the power to stop Trump. All they have to do is use it. By Adam Jentleson  •  Read more »   Five myths about the White House press corps By George E. Condon Jr.  •  Read more »   Why Phil Ochs is the obscure ’60s folk singer America needs in 2017 By Richard Just  •  Read more »   Trump shuts the door on men and women who have sacrificed for America By Matt Zeller  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Of 'buckets,' 'bridges' and 'backpacks': GOP grapples with health-care lexicon Secret recordings show Republicans struggling to figure out how the health system works and how they should describe it to voters. By Paul Kane  •  Read more » Amid distractions of his own creation, Trump moves swiftly to change the country dramatically On trade, immigration and other issues, the president has acted on his campaign pledges at a speed that is keeping opponents off balance. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » This injection can stop heroin overdoses — but it costs $4,500 Kaleo, a privately-held pharmaceutical firm, has an antidote for the opioid epidemic — but its fast-rising price is putting it out of reach. By Shefali Luthra | Kaiser Health News  •  Read more » In fight with Trump, Mexico has plenty of ways to punch back While the United States is the stronger power, Mexico is not without leverage if the dispute over the border wall and tariffs escalates into a full-blown trade war. By Joshua Partlow and David Agren  •  Read more » 'We start digging the tunnel tonight': What Elon Musk's mysterious tweets are about Back in December, the billionaire entrepreneur tweeted "Traffic is driving me nuts." So he decided to take matters into his own hands. By Elizabeth Dwoskin  •  Read more » In Japan, this 'youngster' is helping solve the caregiving crisis. He's in his 70s. Kunio Odaira, 72, isn't one of the residents at this Japanese nursing home. He's one of the staff, part of an increasingly gray workforce in an increasingly gray country. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » John Hurt, the actor who died in ‘so many spectacular ways’ Hanged, shot, burned, drowned and burst by an alien (twice): The late British actor's career was marked by more than 40 memorable death scenes. By Ellen McCarthy  •  Read more » News quiz: A week of firsts, from divorce court to the Oval Office Were you paying attention to the news this week? The faster you correctly answer, the higher you can score. By Tiffany Harness  •  Read more » Wellness How spices can keep you healthy Garlic, cinnamon and ginger root do more than add flavor: They are nutritional powerhouses. By Carrie Dennett  •  Read more » On Parenting Why is my 8-year-old so rude at home? In school she's a sweetheart, but with family her fangs come out. By Meghan Leahy  •  Read more » Travel Mapping my own family road trip The cartography of childhood vacations can resonate throughout our lives. 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