Travel ban takes effect

The US Supreme Court on Monday announced that they were allowing the newest version of President Donald Trump's travel ban to take effect pending appeal. This is the first time justices have allowed any edition of the ban to go forward in its entirety. It signals that some of the justices might be distinguishing the latest version from previous iterations and could be more likely, in the future, to rule in favor of the ban. Issued in September, the third edition of the travel ban placed varying levels of restrictions on foreign nationals from eight countries: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Somalia and Yemen. The order is a significant temporary win for the Trump administration, which has fought all year to impose a travel ban against citizens of several Muslim-majority countries. Monday's order means it can be enforced while challenges to the policy make their way through the legal system. The Trump administration has maintained that the President has the constitutional authority to install travel bans in order to protect national security. The White House argued against allegations from critics that the travel ban amounted to a "Muslim Ban" in part by noting that the ban covers some countries that are not majority Muslim.

In Other News Jimmy Kimmel has taken time off from his position as late-night host to care for his son, who underwent a second heart surgery Monday. Kimmel revealed in May during an emotional monologue on his late night show that his son William John Kimmel was born on April 21 with a serious heart issue. The newborn had open-heart surgery a few days after he was born. A group of Native American tribes filed suit against President Donald Trump and a host of administration officials on Monday, alleging that Trump's decision to significantly shrink Bears Ears National Monument is "in violation of the United States Constitution and the Antiquities Act of 1906.” The Antiquities Act is a presidential power that was first signed by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1906.