Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he will vote to block Donald Trump's national emergency declaration
6 years, 1 month ago

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he will vote to block Donald Trump's national emergency declaration

Salon  

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina will vote in favor of a joint resolution against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so. Congress eventually passed a 1,169-page bipartisan spending package that included $1.375 billion for 55 miles of new walls, which Trump signed before saying he would also use his executive powers to declare a national emergency. Additionally, 58 former senior national security officials, both Republicans and Democrats, including former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, spoke out against Trump's national emergency declaration in a letter published Monday. The bipartisan group of former government officials wrote "there is no factual basis" to support the president's national emergency declaration on the country's southern border.

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Prepared to declare national emergency to implement deportation plan: Trump
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4 months, 1 week ago

Prepared to declare national emergency to implement deportation plan: Trump

Firstpost  

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed via a post on Truth Social that he is prepared to declare a national emergency as part of his plan to deport migrants from the United States on a large scale President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed via a post on Truth Social that he is prepared to declare a national emergency as part …

Republicans Flail On Bipartisan Border Deal After Trump Orders Them To Reject It
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans Flail On Bipartisan Border Deal After Trump Orders Them To Reject It

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are flailing over how to proceed with tackling the border crisis — an issue they have been demanding action on — after Donald Trump this week personally directed them to reject any bipartisan border deal because he doesn’t want President Joe Biden to get a win ahead of the 2024 presidential election. All …

Trump’s national emergency declaration opposed by majority of Americans, polls find
6 years ago

Trump’s national emergency declaration opposed by majority of Americans, polls find

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Monmouth found 65 per cent of Americans disapproved of Mr Trump "declaring a national …

US Senate Republicans vote against Donald Trump emergency declaration in stunning rebuke, setting up veto showdown
6 years ago

US Senate Republicans vote against Donald Trump emergency declaration in stunning rebuke, setting up veto showdown

Firstpost  

In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats Thursday to block the national emergency that US President Donald Trump declared so he could build his border wall with Mexico. Washington: In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats Thursday to block the national emergency that US President Donald Trump declared so he could build …

US Senate Republicans, in open revolt, vote against Donald Trump 'emergency declaration' forcing veto showdown
6 years ago

US Senate Republicans, in open revolt, vote against Donald Trump 'emergency declaration' forcing veto showdown

Firstpost  

US Senate Republicans launched their first major rebuke of US President Donald Trump voting against his ambitious ’emergency declaration’ to build a border wall along the US-Mexico border. In voting against the move, Trump’s own party is showing the first signs of breaking away as the 2020 campaigning shifts into higher gear and the wounds of the 2018 midterm loss …

Susan Collins says more Republicans will vote against Trump’s national emergency
6 years ago

Susan Collins says more Republicans will vote against Trump’s national emergency

Associated Press  

More Republicans on the Hill will join the effort to prevent President Donald Trump’s national emergency from taking effect, a prominent moderate legislator from the Northeast is predicting. Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, told CNN Thursday that she believes more of her fellow GOP senators will join her and other defecting Republicans to vote for a resolution preventing Mr. Trump …

Senate seems to have votes to reject Trump’s wall move
6 years ago

Senate seems to have votes to reject Trump’s wall move

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White House. Paul makes it four, and assuming that all 47 Democrats and their independent allies go against Trump, …

GOP Sen. Rand Paul says he will vote to block Donald Trump's emergency declaration
6 years ago

GOP Sen. Rand Paul says he will vote to block Donald Trump's emergency declaration

Salon  

GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky will vote in favor of a joint resolution against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, becoming the fourth Senate Republican to do so and putting the measure on course to pass. Congress eventually passed a 1,169-page bipartisan spending package that included $1.375 billion for 55 miles of new …

Trump’s national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build his long-promised border wall ends one political problem for the White House and its allies on Capitol Hill, but launches another. “I don’t believe a national emergency declaration is the solution,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who warned of taking the country down a “rabbit hole” with future …

Trump tests presidential power, declares emergency at border
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump tests presidential power, declares emergency at border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Defiant in the wake of a stinging budget defeat, President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving to secure more money for his long-promised wall by exercising a broad interpretation of his presidential powers that is certain to draw stiff legal challenges. “The President’s actions clearly violate the Congress’s exclusive power of …

Trump news: President begrudgingly signs border bill and declares national emergency at US-Mexico border
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump news: President begrudgingly signs border bill and declares national emergency at US-Mexico border

The Independent  

✕ Close Donald Trump declares national emergency to release funds for border wall Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read …

Trump officially declares a national emergency to get funds for his border wall
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump officially declares a national emergency to get funds for his border wall

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he would declare a national emergency to fund his border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he believed Trump would sign a bipartisan spending bill that passed the House and Senate, but that he would also declare a national emergency so he can reallocate funds to pay for …

Trump’s national emergency to build his border wall is the most autocratic move of his presidency.
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s national emergency to build his border wall is the most autocratic move of his presidency.

Slate  

Donald Trump has now been the president of the United States for two years, and many of the most sensational predictions for his time in office have not come to pass. The president’s intention to issue an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border suggests otherwise. As a recent article in the Atlantic argues, President Trump could …

Donald Trump to declare 'national emergency' to build US -Mexico border wall after Congress swats him down: All you need to know
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump to declare 'national emergency' to build US -Mexico border wall after Congress swats him down: All you need to know

Firstpost  

US president Donald Trump has decided to invoke the power of his bully pulpit to declare a national emergency that will allow him to build his promised US-Mexico border wall after the US Senate okayed a border security compromise Thursday that ignores most of Trump’s wall demands but will do enough to prevent a new government shutdown. Trump has decided …

Trump Plans to Sign the Border Deal—and Declare a National Emergency
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump Plans to Sign the Border Deal—and Declare a National Emergency

Slate  

The Senate was a familiar holding pattern Thursday afternoon: waiting to hear whether President Trump would sign Congress’ compromise spending deal, which appropriated not nearly the amount of money he wants to build his “border wall,” before voting on it. “He will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time.” In an alarming sign of how badly …

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Would Please His Base But Put GOP Senators On The Spot
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Would Please His Base But Put GOP Senators On The Spot

Huff Post  

Win McNamee via Getty Images WASHINGTON — Does President Donald Trump’s need to please his most vocal supporters with a border wall constitute a national emergency? “It won’t be without controversy,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Fox News this week, just days after meeting privately with Trump on the matter in the Oval Office. “If he goes that route …

Trump desperately wants us to care about the State of the Union — problem is, we don't
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump desperately wants us to care about the State of the Union — problem is, we don't

Salon  

Going into Tuesday's State of the Union speech, it's hard to know what to make of Donald Trump's unsubtle hints that he may use his big annual address to Congress to declare a national emergency so he can circumvent legislative approval and start building his border wall. Chatter about the possibility of some dramatic announcement during the speech went into …

McConnell warns Trump he won't be able to control angry GOP senators if he signs emergency declaration: report
6 years, 1 month ago

McConnell warns Trump he won't be able to control angry GOP senators if he signs emergency declaration: report

Raw Story  

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has issued a stern warning to President Donald Trump regarding the possibility of declaring a national emergency to fund the border wall he promised voters that Mexico would pay for, reports the Washington Post. According to the report, McConnell met with Trump privately at the White House on Tuesday and warned that "the move could …

At the border, Trump moves closer to emergency declaration
6 years, 2 months ago

At the border, Trump moves closer to emergency declaration

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — Taking the shutdown fight to the Mexican border, President Donald Trump edged closer Thursday to declaring a national emergency in an extraordinary end run around Congress to fund his long-promised border wall. Trump, visiting McAllen, Texas, and the Rio Grande to highlight what he says is a crisis of drugs and crime, said that “if for any …

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