Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This evening, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether to reinstate President Trump's executive order on immigration. The order limits travel from seven majority Muslim countries and bars the arrival of all refugees in the United States. A federal judge in Seattle put a temporary restraining order on the policy last Friday, and that restraining order still stands for now. Here to tell us more are NPR Political Editor Ron Elving and NPR Legal Correspondent Carrie Johnson. Good to see you both. RON ELVING, BYLINE: Hello, Robert. CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Hi. SIEGEL: And Carrie, we'll start with you. Let's start by what the federal government's lawyer had to say in today's hearing. JOHNSON: Well, the Justice Department lawyer defending President Trump said the president has more or less a blank check when it comes to immigration and national security. August Flentje, the lawyer for the DOJ, said this lower court