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Is extreme vetting Trump's invisible wall?

I'm Barbara Bogave sitting in for Warren Elney, and this is To the Point.

President Trump promised to tighten borders and build a big,

beautiful wall. Both easier said than done. His travel ban is stuck in court, while Mexico and Congress

are so far not ponying up for the wall. But the administration is quietly moving forward in other ways.

It's using back channels to implement so-called extreme vetting of people seeking visas to the U.S.

And even though many Republicans are wary of paying for a southern border wall, private companies have submitted their construction bids.

Border security, Trump style. We get an update.

And on today's talking point, Senate Republicans take aim at planned parenthood.

We look at the policy behind yesterday's

dramatic vote. First, the news.

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Back with To the Point. I'm Barbara Bogavin for Warren Alney.

Coming up, President Trump has promised tightened borders and a big, beautiful wall.

Now he's quietly moving forward on those pledges despite legal and financial challenges.

The slow creep of Trump's security policy. That's just ahead. And later on our talking point, the U.S. Senate voted yesterday to allow states to block

federal funding for family planning clinics that offer abortions. It's not a full-on defunding

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