The Morning Briefing: Travel Ban, Niger, Hollywood Harassment and Much, Much More

Good Tuesday morning.

Here is what’s on the President’s agenda today:

In the morning, President Donald J. Trump will receive his daily intelligence briefing.
The President will then participate in the minority enterprise development week White House awards ceremony.
In the afternoon, the President will participate in a swearing-in ceremony for Callista Gingrich as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.
Later in the afternoon, the President will depart the White House en route to the U.S. Capitol, where he will participate in a Senate Republican policy lunch.
The President will then return to the White House.

I have a condensed version of the Morning Briefing for you today.

Historical picture of the day:

Motion picture director Roman Polanski walks past two Los Angeles County sheriffs’ deputies as he leaves court proceedings in Santa Monica, Calif., Oct. 24, 1977. Polanski was called to court to explain a recent trip to Europe, fleeing a 90-day sentence to prison for psychiatric tests relating to his earlier guilty plea to a sex crime involving a 13-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Other morsels:

Trump administration to announce decision on refugee program after 120-day ban

Senators claim not to know of troops in Niger

Top U.S. general cites ISIS affiliates in Niger attack

Pentagon updates Niger ambush timeline, says US troops called for air support hour after attack

Mysterious discrepancies spotted In Tillerson photographs with Afghanistan president

State Dept Admits There are 40,000 Pages of Clinton Emails They Haven’t Even Looked At

Panetta: Countries won’t trust US if Iran deal is broken

Sessions: All bets are off in hunt for MS-13 street gang

New Orleans celebrity chef John Besh steps down after sexual harassment allegations

Former assistant to Harvey Weinstein breaks her NDA after 19 years

Wow: Men are 15 points more likely than women to think accusations against Weinstein are credible