OnPolitics Today: Trump backs an accused predator, shrinks monuments and gets a travel ban

All in a day's work for 45.

with Josh Hafner OnPolitics Today: Trump backs an accused predator, shrinks monuments and gets a travel ban So, what did Donald Trump do today? He endorsed a man accused of preying on a 14-year-old, nixed 85% of a national monument and got a travel ban approved to block immigrants from six countries that happen to be mostly Muslim. All in a day's work for the president. Also on Monday: The government has issued 4,000 orders to seize people's' guns, a congressman agrees to repay taxpayers for his sex harassment settlement and top Dems agree to meet with Trump over the looming shutdown. It's OnPolitics Today, the daily politics roundup from USA TODAY. Subscribe here. Trump, accused of sexual assault, endorses Roy Moore, accused of sexual assault "Go get 'em, Roy!" That's whatTrump told Alabama Senate hopeful and accused child molester Roy Moore, the candidate said in a tweet Monday. Trump, himself accused of sexual harassment by over a dozen women, backed Moore despite accounts from women who said Moore assaulted or harassed them at ages as young as 14. For Trump, it came down to getting another Republican vote: "We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more," he said in a tweet. Trump didn't mention the accusations against Moore. 85% percent of a national monument, gone Trump signed a proclamation Monday that reduces 85% of Utah's Bear Ears National Monument , acres of public land considered sacred to tribal groups. It marked part of the largest rollback of national monument designations in American history. Trump also cut 39% of the state's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. He portrayed the moves as a way to give rights to states. Conservation groups called it "open season" on protected public lands. The ban's approved, despite challenges The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Trump's ban targeting immigrants from six mostly Muslim countries can go live as its latest version remains tangled up in courts. Most travelers from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Chad won't be able to enter the U.S. as the cases continue, USA TODAY's Richard Wolf reports. It's a win for Trump's administration, and may remain that way, since the Supreme Court is likely to uphold it at a later date. Elsewhere in politics • "As Trump would say, go back to where you came from," said now-fired sportscaster • Congressman will repay sexual harassment settlement • Government issues 4,000 orders to seize guns • Supreme Court poised to legalize sports betting MOST SHARED USA TODAY STORIES Podcast: Congress struggles to fix its own Byzantine harassment reporting system Calls for transparency and other fixes to the congressional system... Read more Continued after advertisement Sewell mobilizes the Congressional Black Caucus to help Doug Jones Rep. Terri Sewell is turning to colleagues in the Congressional Black... Read more Senate GOP tax bill would add $1 trillion to the debt, new congressional analysis shows The Senate GOP tax bill would increase the national debt by more than... Read more Trump promises new North Korea sanctions after latest missile test Trump didn't immediately say who would be imposing the sanctions, or... Read more After CNN broke her Al Franken groping story, accuser spent day hiding in bed The media attention was overwhelming, but she said she decided to... Read more FOLLOW US Thank you for subscribing to On Politics. © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102 Unsubscribe from On Politics Why did I get this? Update my subscription preferences