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 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 last month. 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 …

Biden formally terminates national emergency declaration on the US-Mexico border
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden formally terminates national emergency declaration on the US-Mexico border

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. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden formally issued a proclamation on Thursday to …

Judge blocks US President Donald Trump from building parts of US-Mexico border wall
5 years, 10 months ago

Judge blocks US President Donald Trump from building parts of US-Mexico border wall

ABC  

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency. Key points: The wall between the US and Mexico is one of Mr Trump's signature campaign promises Mr Trump declared the national emergency to secure funds for the wall The administration faces several lawsuits …

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 …

Senate slaps down Trump border emergency; Republicans defect
6 years ago

Senate slaps down Trump border emergency; Republicans defect

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats Thursday to block the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared so he could build his border wall with Mexico. Moments after Thursday’s vote, the president tweeted a single word of warning: “VETO!” Two years into the Trump era, a defecting dozen Republicans, pushed along by Democrats, …

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 …

US Senate set to pass bill ending Donald Trump's border emergency; president expected to veto move
6 years ago

US Senate set to pass bill ending Donald Trump's border emergency; president expected to veto move

Firstpost  

The US Senate was poised on Thursday to pass a proposal to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the southern border, defying his threat to veto the measure and heavy lobbying of his fellow Republicans. Washington: The US Senate was poised on Thursday to pass a proposal to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency at …

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 …

In huge blow to Donald Trump, Republican controlled US Senate has enough votes to reject emergency declaration over border wall funding
6 years ago

In huge blow to Donald Trump, Republican controlled US Senate has enough votes to reject emergency declaration over border wall funding

Firstpost  

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Monday that opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border have enough votes in the Republican-led Senate to prevail on a resolution aimed at blocking the move. Kentucky: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Monday that opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency …

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, …

Sadly, the vote to block Trump's 'emergency' means nothing. Democracy in America is on the verge of collapse
6 years, 1 month ago

Sadly, the vote to block Trump's 'emergency' means nothing. Democracy in America is on the verge of collapse

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While the democratic majority in the …

US House of Representatives strikes down Donald Trump's border emergency, bid to secure wall funds
6 years, 1 month ago

US House of Representatives strikes down Donald Trump's border emergency, bid to secure wall funds

Firstpost  

The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, approving a resolution blocking him from obtaining funding for a Mexican border wall through his declaration of a national emergency Washington: The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, approving a resolution blocking him from obtaining funding for a Mexican …

House Democrats set to vote on resolution to end Donald Trump's 'emergency' over border wall with Mexico
6 years, 1 month ago

House Democrats set to vote on resolution to end Donald Trump's 'emergency' over border wall with Mexico

Firstpost  

Donald Trump, who declared the national emergency in February after Congress declined his request for $5.7 billion to help build a border wall, vowed last week to vereuyto the measure if it passes both chambers. Washington: The US House of Representatives votes on Tuesday on a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a …

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 …

Graham: Resolution against national emergency will be ‘deader than dead’
6 years, 1 month ago

Graham: Resolution against national emergency will be ‘deader than dead’

Raw Story  

Senator Lindsey Graham shared his prediction over a House-led effort to block President Trump's border wall national emergency declaration, saying it will be "deader than dead" after Trump rejects the bill. President Trump declared a national emergency even after signing the spending bill that reopened the government after a disastrous 37-day government shutdown. His national emergency declaration would hit funds …

The big test Republicans are about to face on Trump’s ‘national emergency’ (Opinion)
6 years, 1 month ago

The big test Republicans are about to face on Trump’s ‘national emergency’ (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and co-author with Kevin Kruse of the new book “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. The Democratic-controlled House is expected to pass legislation reversing Trump’s emergency order, but it is not even …

Donald Trump emergency declaration will be blocked by Democrats this Friday, setting up high stakes clash in 2020 run-up
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump emergency declaration will be blocked by Democrats this Friday, setting up high stakes clash in 2020 run-up

Firstpost  

US House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution’s separation of powers. Washington: House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency …

House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration
6 years, 1 month ago

House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration

NPR  

House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP House Democrats plan to file a resolution Friday seeking to block President Trump's emergency declaration aimed at securing funds for building a border wall. "I write to invite all Members of Congress to cosponsor Congressman Joaquin Castro's privileged resolution to terminate …

Trump declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Let the lawsuits begin. The American Civil Liberties Union announced its intention to sue less than an hour after the White House released the text of Trump’s declaration that the “current situation at the southern border presents a border security and humanitarian crisis that threatens core national security interests and constitutes a national emergency.” Nonprofit watchdog group Public …

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 declares national emergency to access border wall funding, setting stage for legal battles
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump declares national emergency to access border wall funding, setting stage for legal battles

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. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is signing a federal funding bill to avoid …

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 will declare national emergency to build border wall after failing to secure funding
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump will declare national emergency to build border wall after failing to secure funding

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. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to build a …

Can Trump Declare Emergency to Build His Wall?
6 years, 1 month ago

Can Trump Declare Emergency to Build His Wall?

The Quint  

The White House says President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency and take other executive action to allow construction of the president’s long-promised southern border wall, after bipartisan congressional negotiations provided less than a quarter of the $5.7 billion Trump wanted to start building more than 200 miles of wall. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump would …

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 …

As Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund Border Wall, Democrats Promise A Fight
6 years, 1 month ago

As Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund Border Wall, Democrats Promise A Fight

NPR  

As Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund Border Wall, Democrats Promise A Fight Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 6:15 p.m. ET Calling it "a great thing to do," President Trump declared a national emergency on Friday in order to help finance a long-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. White House officials say …

Trump declares border emergency, testing the limits of presidential authority
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump declares border emergency, testing the limits of presidential authority

LA Times  

The declaration comes after months of speculation and two years of failed negotiations over fortifying the southern border. “We’re going to confront the national security crisis on our southern border,” Trump said in an event at the White House Rose Garden in which he delivered a long, rambling defense of his policies, touching on trade, drug control, the economy and …

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 …

Pelosi tosses Trump's national emergency threat back in his face: A Dem president could declare an emergency too
6 years, 1 month ago

Pelosi tosses Trump's national emergency threat back in his face: A Dem president could declare an emergency too

Raw Story  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a warning to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party: declaring a national emergency over the border would only empower a Democratic president to do the same to accomplish their own pet goals. Pelosi said that Trump was "doing an end run" around Congress's duly appointed power of the purse, as well as their oversight …

Trump will declare a national emergency -- after signing bipartisan spending bill: McConnell
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump will declare a national emergency -- after signing bipartisan spending bill: McConnell

Raw Story  

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that members might be voting to pass a funding measure to keep the government open, but he expects President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that she would not fund Trump's 2,000-mile concrete border wall, but would be willing to fund extensive border security measures and fund 55 …

Lindsey Graham spills the beans: Trump will declare a national emergency even if he signs bipartisan deal
6 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Graham spills the beans: Trump will declare a national emergency even if he signs bipartisan deal

Raw Story  

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Donald Trump's biggest allies in the Senate, said Tuesday that he expects the president to declare a national emergency to get his border wall built — even if he signs the bipartisan spending deal drafted by members of Congress. USA Today's Eliza Collins tweeted that Graham expects Trump will "both declare a national emergency and …

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 …

Donald Trump ponders emergency declaration as Democrats dig in over US Government shutdown
6 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump ponders emergency declaration as Democrats dig in over US Government shutdown

ABC  

Twenty-four days into the longest US shutdown in history, neither side looks like budging. President Donald Trump, who keeps firing off streams of angry tweets, appears unmoved in his demand for $5.7 billion to pay for stretches of a border wall with Mexico. The Democrats, emboldened by their performance at the midterms, are refusing to countenance funding a border wall …

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 …

Trump Says He's Likely To Declare National Emergency If Congress Won't Fund Wall
6 years, 2 months ago

Trump Says He's Likely To Declare National Emergency If Congress Won't Fund Wall

NPR  

Trump Says He's Likely To Declare National Emergency If Congress Won't Fund Wall Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP Updated at 5:20 p.m. As he left the White House on Thursday morning, Trump said he has the "absolute right" to declare a national emergency in order to construct a border wall but said he prefers to continue …

Trump will "probably" declare national emergency absent a deal in Congress
6 years, 2 months ago

Trump will "probably" declare national emergency absent a deal in Congress

CBS News  

President Trump indicated Thursday he will likely declare a national emergency if Congress doesn't reach an agreement to fund his border wall — a move that is sure to set off challenges in the courts if he goes ahead with it. If Congress doesn't make a deal, Mr. Trump said "it would be very surprising" if he didn't declare such …

Trump threatens to declare state of emergency if congress refuses to fund Mexico border wall
6 years, 2 months ago

Trump threatens to declare state of emergency if congress refuses to fund Mexico border wall

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. Mr Trump told reporters at Camp David on Sunday he may declare a national …

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