Democrats are trying to repeal Trump's 'Muslim ban' with new legislation

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Congressional Democrats have launched a counteroffensive against President Trump's "Muslim ban."

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), backed by a host of other Democratic members of Congress, filed legislation that, if passed, would end Trump's executive order, which banned travelers to the United States from five Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. (North Korea and Venezuela, which are not Muslim-majority countries, are also on the list.)

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.