So that’s nearly Monday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Donald Trump has pledged "strong action today" on immigration, a day after he said he wants to use the military to secure the US-Mexico border until his "big, beautiful wall" is erected.

Nearly 7,000 Syrians will be allowed to remain in the United States for another 18 months, the Trump administration has said, but no more Syrian citizens will be able to apply for the special protection programme.

The Trump administration has proposed spending $18bn over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing one of its most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge.