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View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, March 7, 2017 [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [Speaker Paul D. Ryan last week in Washington. House Republicans have unveiled their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.]( Speaker Paul D. Ryan last week in Washington. House Republicans have unveiled their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Doug Mills/The New York Times Good Tuesday morning, Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today: - The G.O.P. [unveiled a plan]( that would replace the Affordable Care Act with a system of tax credits aimed at enticing Americans to purchase insurance on the open market. In a late change, the plan was also expected to include language that limits credit eligibility for affluent Americans. [See what parts of the Affordable Care Act would be changed]( and what would stay the same. - President Trump [signed a new travel ban]( that applies to six predominantly Muslim nations in an effort to improve on the one that was blocked by federal judges. - Never in recent generations has the natural friction between current and past presidents [become such a spectacle](. - The Supreme Court [vacated an appeals court decision]( in favor of a transgender boy and sent the case back for further consideration after the Trump administration changed the federal government’s position. - The Trump administration offered to preserve federal funding for Planned Parenthood if it discontinues providing abortions. [The group, which does not use that money for the procedure, declined](. — The First Draft Team HAVE A CONFIDENTIAL NEWS TIP? Do you have the next big story? Want to share it with The New York Times? We offer several ways to get in touch with and provide materials to our journalists. [Learn More »]( ADVERTISEMENT [The Morning Briefing. In Your Inbox.]( Sign up for the Morning Briefing. Get what you need to know to start your day, delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday. [• Sign up »]( [Analyzing Trump’s New Travel Ban]( By CHARLIE SAVAGE [President Trump arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sunday.]( President Trump arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sunday. Stephen Crowley/The New York Times President Trump on Monday morning approved a new travel ban executive order, replacing the one he [issued in January]( that spawned chaos nationwide and was blocked by federal courts. The new order bars entry of some people from six predominantly Muslim countries — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — for 90 days and suspends entry of some refugees for 120 days. But it carves out many exceptions and is less sweeping than the original. The administration hopes that the narrower order will survive court challenges. Below are some excerpts from the executive order, with comments by The New York Times. The full text of the order is available [here](. It invokes a vague threat of terrorism. “The screening and vetting protocols and procedures associated with the visa-issuance process and the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) play a crucial role in detecting foreign nationals who may commit, aid, or support acts of terrorism and in preventing those individuals from entering the United States. It is therefore the policy of the United States to improve the screening and vetting protocols and procedures …” This is toned down from Mr. Trump’s original order, which invoked the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, even though none of the 19 hijackers were refugees or nationals of the countries targeted by the directive, which had also included Iraq. [Read more »]( [House Republicans Unveil Plan to Replace Health Care Law]( By ROBERT PEAR AND THOMAS KAPLAN The plan scraps the mandate for most Americans to have health insurance in favor of a new system of tax credits to induce people to buy insurance on the open market. [The Parts of Obamacare Republicans Will Keep, Change or Discard]( By HAEYOUN PARK AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ A comparison of the House Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare and the current law. [New Travel Ban Blocks Migrants From Six Nations, Sparing Iraq]( By GLENN THRUSH The new restrictions will apply to citizens of six predominantly Muslim nations in an effort to improve on a hastily drawn order in January that did not pass legal scrutiny. [Where Refugees Come From]( By ADAM PEARCE The United States accepted 84,994 refugees from 78 different countries in 2016. [Ban Garners Same Verdict in Middle East: A Slap at Muslims]( By DECLAN WALSH Although there was none of the chaos at airports this time, experts in the region warned that President Trump’s new order handed a propaganda victory to America’s enemies. [Wiretapping Claims Puncture Veneer of Presidential Civility]( By PETER BAKER After a cordial transfer of power, President Trump and former President Barack Obama have publicly criticized each other to an unusual degree. [A White House-F.B.I. Disconnect on Claims of Wiretapping]( By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The president could be headed for a confrontation with the director of the F.B.I., which is conducting an investigation into links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia. [Trump Tells Planned Parenthood Its Funding Can Stay if Abortion Goes]( By MAGGIE HABERMAN The proposal has been rejected by Planned Parenthood, which receives about $500 million annually in federal funding but does not use that money for abortion services. [Supreme Court Won’t Hear Major Case on Transgender Rights]( By ADAM LIPTAK The justices vacated an appeals court decision in favor of a transgender boy, Gavin Grimm, and sent the case back for further consideration. [Jury Secrecy Doesn’t Apply if Bias Taints Deliberations, Justices Rule]( By ADAM LIPTAK Jury discussions should not remain private if evidence emerges that they were affected by racial or ethnic bias, the Supreme Court ruled. Sidebar [Did the Supreme Court Base a Ruling on Sex Offenders on a Myth?]( By ADAM LIPTAK An assertion in a 2003 ruling that there is a “frightening and high” risk of recidivism among sex offenders has been exceptionally influential, despite a lack of evidence. ADVERTISEMENT  [Ben Carson Refers to Slaves as ‘Immigrants,’ Drawing Ire]( By LIAM STACK The remark, which came as part of a half-hour address on the theme of America as “a land of dreams and opportunity,” was met with swift outrage online. [Sean Spicer Meets the Press. No Cameras Allowed, Again.]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Monday was the seventh straight day that Mr. Spicer, President Trump’s press secretary, declined to hold a televised White House press briefing. [Trump University Lawsuits Over Fraud Claims May Not Be Closed After All]( By STEVE EDER A judge has been asked to reject an agreed $25 million settlement unless former students are allowed to be excluded so they can sue Mr. Trump individually. [U.S. Air Campaign in Yemen Killed Guantánamo Ex-Prisoner]( By ERIC SCHMITT Warplanes struck suspected Qaeda targets for a fifth day, bringing the total attacks to over 40, as the Pentagon said the ex-detainee and a bomb expert were killed last week. [Sessions’s Potential Deputy Faces a Stern Test on Russia Inquiries]( By ERIC LICHTBLAU If his nomination to become deputy attorney general is successful, Rod J. Rosenstein would oversee any investigations into Donald J. Trump’s campaign and Russia. [Rumblings of a ‘Deep State’? It Was Once a Foreign Concept]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS The term is most often used to describe countries with authoritarian elements, like Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan, not the United States. [Fact-Checking Trump’s Defenses of His Wiretapping Claim]( By LINDA QIU President Trump has offered no evidence backing up his claims that his predecessor spied on him, and neither have his defenders. [U.S. Frees Visa-Holding Afghan Family It Detained for 4 Days]( By JENNIFER MEDINA The family, whose father worked at an American military base, is allowed to settle in Washington State but must meet with federal officials in April. HOW ARE WE DOING? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [washington-newsletter@nytimes.com](mailto:washington-newsletter@nytimes.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). 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