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February 15, 2019

Trump's border wall joins 31 other national emergencies currently in effect

President Trump's "national emergency" declaration to complete construction of his multibillion-dollar wall along the U.S.-Mexico border came as a shock to some Americans, though the commander-in-chief previously discussed the possibility of taking other executive actions to secure funds during the partial government shutdown in January.

February 15, 2019

Trump declares emergency on border, eyes $8B for wall as he signs spending package

President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he signs a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security. 

February 15, 2019

Ex-RNC chair warns GOP that Trump’s emergency declaration could backfire

Former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele cautioned his party on Thursday that Republicans “will rue” President Trump’s reported plan to declare a national emergency to fund the border wall should a Democratic president take office.

February 14, 2019

House Republican worries Trump's emergency declaration could help future Dem president enact Green New Deal

A Republican congresswoman says she is concerned that President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency in order to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border could be used as a legal precedent to allow a future Democrat president push through legislation such as the Green New Deal.

February 14, 2019

Trump plans to allocate $8 billion to fund border wall, source says

President Trump's plans to declare a national emergency in order to fund his long-promised border wall will enable his administration to move $8 billion from various federal agencies to fund the project, a senior administration official told Fox News late Thursday.

February 14, 2019

House approves border security package, as White House prepares to declare national emergency

The House of Representatives on Thursday night approved the border security package to avert another government shutdown that was passed overwhelmingly by the Senate earlier in the day -- even as another legal showdown looms over the White House's plan to declare a national emergency to secure more wall funding.

February 14, 2019

Trump will sign border security bill, declare national emergency, White House says

The Senate on Thursday afternoon approved a border security package to avert another government shutdown, as the White House said President Trump is preparing to take the extraordinary step of declaring a national emergency to obtain additional funding for his long-proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

February 14, 2019

Border wall has choked off historic Texas cemetery with 2 dozen veterans, critics say

For more than a year now, volunteers have maintained a historic cemetery that sits past a section of border wall in south Texas. The cemetery includes the graves of nearly two dozen veterans. One volunteer believes the wall discourages people from visiting.

February 14, 2019

Democratic 2020 candidates slam Trump's national emergency plan: 'Closer to a dictatorship'

A slew of Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls on Thursday condemned the Trump administration after the White House announced that in addition to signing a border security compromise package, the president would also declare a national emergency to acquire funding for his campaign-promised wall at the nation’s southern border.

February 14, 2019

Former Honduran lawmaker denies he helped orchestrate migrant caravan

Former Honduran lawmaker and immigration activist Bartolo Fuentes said Thursday that he did not orchestrate the migrant caravan that sent thousands to the U.S. border.