White House punts new travel order to next week

February 23, 2017
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The White House is pushing back the release of a revised executive order on travel and refugees until next week, an official said Wednesday. 
 
No explanation was given for the delay, and it remains unclear how the White House will tweak the travel ban to avoid future legal pitfalls.
 
"Fundamentally you're going to have the same basic policy outcome for the country," White House policy adviser Stephen Miller said on Fox News on Tuesday night.
 
He said the new order will largely resemble the old one, but that the changes will be "mostly minor technical differences."

Read more at The Hill: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320735-white-house-punts-new-travel-order-to-next-week