US President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a tougher version of his controversial travel ban proposal today following a weekend attack in London. <br/><br/>He pressed for an expedited judicial review by the nation's top court. Last week, Trump's legal team asked the nation's top court to allow his controversial March 6 executive order, which blocks citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, to take effect immediately despite being blocked by lower courts. The Supreme Court rarely grants emergency requests.<br/><br/>Trump has said his proposed ban, a centerpiece of his 2016 presidential campaign, is necessary to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.<br/><br/>Critics have assailed the ban as discriminatory and that his reasoning for it is flawed.<br/>

U S President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a tougher version of his controversial travel ban proposal today following a weekend attack in London. <br/><br/>He pressed for an expedited judicial review by the nation's top court. Last week, Trump's legal team asked the nation's top court to allow his controversial March 6 executive order, which blocks citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, to take effect immediately despite being blocked by lower courts. The Supreme Court rarely grants emergency requests.<br/><br/>Trump has said his proposed ban, a centerpiece of his 2016 presidential campaign, is necessary to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.<br/><br/>Critics have assailed the ban as discriminatory and that his reasoning for it is flawed.<br/>

U.S. President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a tougher version of his controversial travel ban proposal today following a weekend attack in London. <br/><br/>He pressed for an expedited judicial review by the nation's top court. Last week, Trump's legal team asked the nation's top court to allow his controversial March 6 executive order, which blocks citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, to take effect immediately despite being blocked by lower courts. The Supreme Court rarely grants emergency requests.<br/><br/>Trump has said his proposed ban, a centerpiece of his 2016 presidential campaign, is necessary to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.<br/><br/>Critics have assailed the ban as discriminatory and that his reasoning for it is flawed.<br/>