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March 18, 2019

Ben Sasse explains why he flipped on Trump's border emergency declaration

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., told Fox News on Monday night that he voted against a resolution to stop President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border because "the president is absolutely right" and the emergency declaration "is not a close call."

March 15, 2019

Border Patrol union leader: Trump is right, Congress is wrong – National emergency on border is real

President Trump was right to use his veto Friday to block an attempt by Senate and House Democrats to prevent him from using his national emergency powers at the border.

March 15, 2019

Rep. Xochitl Torres Small: A one-size-fits-all approach to border security won't work. Here's what will

The border is my home. I am a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing people living along nearly 180 miles of the border in New Mexico that ranges from economic trade zones to some of the most remote stretches of the U.S.-Mexico border.

March 15, 2019

Border crisis: When will Dems in Congress admit their hatred for Trump means more than US security?

Illegal immigration is a serious and rising threat to our democracy.

March 15, 2019

Trump was right to veto resolution blocking his national emergency declaration

President Trump’s veto Friday of a resolution blocking his declaration of a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border showed that he understands he wasn’t elected to appease career politicians in the U.S. Senate. He was elected, in part, to secure the southern border and protect American lives.

March 15, 2019

New York Post: Actually, we can’t afford not to build the wall

President Trump launched another battle for border security on Monday, calling for $8.6 billion in funding for the Wall in his proposed federal budget for next year. Predictably, top Democrats came out swinging, bashing a border wall as “expensive and ineffective.”

March 14, 2019

Senate votes to block Trump’s border emergency declaration, in bipartisan rebuke teeing up veto

Senate Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues on Thursday in voting to block President Trump’s border emergency declaration -- a move that will prompt the president's first-ever veto.

March 14, 2019

Rep. Andy Biggs: Senate Republicans should reject Pelosi’s ploy

I urge my Senate colleagues who are planning to vote for Speaker Pelosi’s rebuke of President Trump’s Emergency Declaration to reconsider and reject her cynical and political resolution. I strongly urge the president to use his constitutional authority to veto the Pelosi legislation should it be passed out of the Senate.

March 14, 2019

Trump inches closer to showdown as GOP set to rebuke border emergency

President Trump and Senate Republicans are bracing for an intra-party showdown as lawmakers are likely to major deal a blow on Thursday by blocking the border emergency, likely forcing Trump to use his veto powers for the first time.

March 13, 2019

Pence urges Republicans to back national emergency declaration: It's 'what the American people want'

Vice President Mike Pence is urging Republicans on Capitol Hill to back President Trump’s national emergency declaration at the southern border during an interview set to air on “Fox & Friends” Thursday morning.