Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall
5 years, 10 months ago

Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks. They tentatively agreed Monday night to far less money for President Donald Trump’s border wall than the White House’s $5.7 billion wish list, settling for a figure of nearly $1.4 billion, according to congressional aides. “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.” Democrats carried more leverage into the talks after besting Trump on the 35-day shutdown but showed flexibility in hopes on winning Trump’s signature. “But now it turns out not only don’t they want to give us money for a wall, they don’t want to give us the space to detain murderers, criminals, drug dealers, human smugglers.” The recent shutdown left more than 800,000 government workers without paychecks, forced postponement of the State of the Union address and sent Trump’s poll numbers tumbling. The president’s supporters have suggested that Trump could use executive powers to divert money from the federal budget for wall construction, though he could face challenges in Congress or the courts.

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US Govt partial shutdown imminent? President elect Donald Trump-backed spending deal fails in House
3 weeks ago

US Govt partial shutdown imminent? President elect Donald Trump-backed spending deal fails in House

Live Mint  

US Government: A Republican spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump was soundly rejected in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, leaving Congress without a clear strategy to avert a looming government shutdown that threatens to disrupt Christmas travel. Donald Trump's Controversial Proposal Donald Trump's rejected spending bill aimed to extend government funding into March 2025, coinciding with Trump’s …

Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was “not going to lose” the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New Jersey. “I’m asking today, Joe Biden, to please stop selling …

Trump's $20M-per-mile border wall can be bypassed with simple power tools: report
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's $20M-per-mile border wall can be bypassed with simple power tools: report

Raw Story  

Immigrants seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border wall — which cost an estimated $20 million per mile to build — can wield simple power tools to saw their way through. During Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, his favorite slogan, "Build the wall," never came up. Instead of the wall, "Trump now wants a " bloody " mass deportation operation immediately removing …

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional border wall, saying he had no choice but to use the Trump-era funding for the barrier to stop illegal migration from Mexico. “I can’t stop that.” Still, the waiving of federal …

The destructive legacy of Trump’s border wall
3 years, 2 months ago

The destructive legacy of Trump’s border wall

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But like dozens of other places along the 2,000-mile US-Mexico border, under the Trump administration this remote area on …

GOP embraces Trump during visit to Texas, border wall
3 years, 6 months ago

GOP embraces Trump during visit to Texas, border wall

Associated Press  

PHARR, Texas — Republican lawmakers traveled to Texas to cheer former President Donald Trump as he paid a visit to the southern border Wednesday and hammered the Biden administration for its immigration policies amid a decades-high spike in border crossings. After facing criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Abbott has taken up Trump’s immigration mantle, vowing to continue …

Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled it to bypass environmental regulations under a Biden administration plan announced Friday. Biden plans to return more than $2 billion that the Trump administration diverted from the Pentagon to help pay for the wall and use …

Military funds for Trump border wall to be cancelled
3 years, 8 months ago

Military funds for Trump border wall to be cancelled

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration said it will also fix flooding and soil erosion caused by unfinished sections of the wall. The Pentagon on Friday said it was cancelling the construction of parts of former President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico that were being built using military funds, with the unused money being returned to the military. “The Department of Defense …

Biden's DHS head wants to prosecute MORE illegal immigrants
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden's DHS head wants to prosecute MORE illegal immigrants

Daily Mail  

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wants to criminally prosecute more illegal immigrants and crack down on sanctuary cities Joe Biden's Homeland Security head is looking to crack down on illegal immigration by taking more legal action against border jumpers and targeting U.S. cities that act as a safe haven for them. The new hard-line stance comes as record numbers of …

Biden decree ends ‘emergency’ that Trump used to build wall
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden decree ends ‘emergency’ that Trump used to build wall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has officially ended the “national emergency” that President Donald Trump declared in order to take money from the Pentagon to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. In his letter, the president said Trump’s declaration of a national emergency had been “unwarranted” and that he had directed that “no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted …

Immigration: Biden halts border wall and travel ban
3 years, 11 months ago

Immigration: Biden halts border wall and travel ban

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden kicked off his term by signing out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump administration policies and ending the national emergency that diverted millions of dollars to the border wall. “But we’re going to need legislation for a lot of these we’re going to do.” That includes the administration’s immigration …

Biden announces end to Trump’s border wall project
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden announces end to Trump’s border wall project

LA Times  

The U.S. side of Playas de Tijuana, where the border wall fades into the Pacific Ocean. President Biden is immediately ending the national emergency that President Trump declared on the border in February 2018 to divert billions of dollars from the Defense Department to wall construction. Despite Trump’s repeated promises that Mexico would pay for the wall, U.S. Customs and …

What is happening with US President Donald Trump's border wall, and what does president-elect Joe Biden intend to do?
3 years, 11 months ago

What is happening with US President Donald Trump's border wall, and what does president-elect Joe Biden intend to do?

ABC  

A centrepiece of US President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy was the construction of a "big, beautiful wall" on the US-Mexico border — and the promise that Mexico would pay for it. During his 2020 State of the Union address, Mr Trump said "substantially more than 500 miles" of the wall would be complete by early 2021. "Mexico is going …

Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border to laud border wall
4 years ago

Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border to laud border wall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s work on the border wall, the White House said Saturday. He will mark the completion of 400 miles of border wall and his administration’s efforts to reform what the White House described as the nation’s broken immigration system. Trump’s campaign for …

Donald Trump expected to travel to US-Mexico border to laud work on wall
4 years ago

Donald Trump expected to travel to US-Mexico border to laud work on wall

The Telegraph  

President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the US-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration's work on the border wall, the White House said Saturday. He will mark the completion of 400 miles of border wall and his administration's efforts to reform what the White House described as the nation's broken immigration system. Mr Trump's campaign for the …

Biden’s pledge to halt border wall construction would save US $2.6bn, Pentagon estimates
4 years ago

Biden’s pledge to halt border wall construction would save US $2.6bn, Pentagon estimates

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 If Joe Biden follows through on his claim that he …

Death, debt, and degradation: Trump’s border wall after four years
4 years, 2 months ago

Death, debt, and degradation: Trump’s border wall after four years

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “For about the first year following Trump's inauguration, …

From building the wall to ending wars, four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business
4 years, 2 months ago

From building the wall to ending wars, four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business

Firstpost  

Since taking the oath of office in 2016, US president Donald Trump has faced the same hard truth that each of his White House predecessors learned: Governing is rarely easy Washington: President Donald Trump swept into office nearly four years ago as an outsider who promised to get things done quickly on behalf of the American people through sheer force …

Inside Steve Bannon’s Alleged Scheme To Fleece Trump Voters Who Wanted A Border Wall
4 years, 4 months ago

Inside Steve Bannon’s Alleged Scheme To Fleece Trump Voters Who Wanted A Border Wall

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Brian Kolfage had a problem. As part of a fundraising promotion, We Build the Wall offered free, autographed copies of Trump Jr.’s book, “Triggered,” to people donating at least $75. The next day, Kolfage posted a photo of himself with a small group of people including Trump Jr. and “Foreman Mike.” Kolfage shared the same image to …

What Steve Bannon arrest reveals about ‘building the wall’ (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

What Steve Bannon arrest reveals about ‘building the wall’ (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author with Peter Eisner of “The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. CNN — The arrest of Trump’s ex-campaign chief and former White House advisor Steve Bannon, and three others, …

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to border-wall fraud charges
4 years, 4 months ago

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to border-wall fraud charges

India Today  

Steve Bannon, an architect of Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, was arrested on a yacht on Thursday and pleaded not guilty after being charged with defrauding donors in a scheme to help build the president's signature wall along the US-Mexico border. As a top adviser to Trump's presidential campaign who later served as White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon helped …

About that border wall, Mr. Presidents ... who’s paying?
4 years, 6 months ago

About that border wall, Mr. Presidents ... who’s paying?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has made building some 450 miles of wall on the U.S.-Mexico border a defining issue of his presidency, and long vowed that Mexico would pay for it. So, naturally, with Trump hosting Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House for the first time on Wednesday, it would seem the issue would be …

Trump wrongly diverted billions to build wall: Appeals court
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump wrongly diverted billions to build wall: Appeals court

Al Jazeera  

The $2.5bn diverted from military construction was done without Congressional approval and unlawful, the court said. A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the administration of United States President Donald Trump in its transfer of $2.5bn from military construction projects to build sections of the US border wall with Mexico, ruling it illegally sidestepped Congress, which gets to decide …

Trump campaigns on border wall progress. There’s not much of it
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump campaigns on border wall progress. There’s not much of it

LA Times  

President Trump, whose plans to campaign on a booming economy were ruined by the coronavirus, traveled Tuesday to the southern edge of Arizona to highlight completion of “more than 200 miles of powerful border wall” with Mexico. Only about “three miles of new border wall system constructed in locations where no barriers previously existed,” according to Homeland Security’s June 19 …

Pentagon restarts some domestic building projects that lost funding to Trump’s wall
4 years, 8 months ago

Pentagon restarts some domestic building projects that lost funding to Trump’s wall

CNN  

Washington CNN — Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has directed that several military construction projects in the US that had been put on hold to divert money to President Donald Trump’s border wall be restarted, with funds for the wall instead being redirected from overseas building projects. “I direct you to release funding associated with 22 currently deferred projects within …

Trump administration taking $3.8bn from military for border wall
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump administration taking $3.8bn from military for border wall

Al Jazeera  

The $3.8bn would come from National Guard and weapons programmes, setting the stage for possible clash with Democrats. The United States Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly four billion dollars from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico, a central promise of President Donald Trump’s campaign for the White House four …

Trump's budget built on proposals to please his conservative base in election year, Democrats claim
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump's budget built on proposals to please his conservative base in election year, Democrats claim

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. And it suggests Mr Trump again plans to take billions from a military he …

DHS seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall
4 years, 11 months ago

DHS seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as part of a counter-drug effort, defense officials said Thursday. Earlier this week, officials said the Trump administration was weighing whether to shift billions more in military funding to build the border wall. And House Appropriations Committee …

Trump administration reaches 100-mile mark for border wall
5 years ago

Trump administration reaches 100-mile mark for border wall

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration has built 100 miles of new wall along the US-Mexico border – the majority of which is replacing previous construction – acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced in Arizona on Friday, as the administration touts its record ahead of the presidential election. “One thing I want to emphasize is that every inch of …

U.S. appeals court stays judge’s ruling blocking military funds for border wall
5 years ago

U.S. appeals court stays judge’s ruling blocking military funds for border wall

The Hindu  

A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday put on hold a lower court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump's administration from using $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the country's border with Mexico. The $3.6 billion amounts to a third of the approximately $10 billion that Mr. Trump has obtained for border wall construction during …

Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package
5 years ago

Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package

NPR  

Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Congressional negotiators have reached tentative agreement on a package of bills to fund the government through the end of September 2020. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., confirmed the tentative agreement to reporters following a meeting with the other top …

Judge halts some military spending on border wall
5 years ago

Judge halts some military spending on border wall

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from spending some Defense Department money to build a border wall with Mexico, the latest twist in a long-running legal battle over one of the president’s signature domestic issues and campaign priorities. The ruling by District Judge David Briones in El Paso, Texas, prevents the government from …

Wall builder who pitched to Trump on Fox wins $400M contract
5 years, 1 month ago

Wall builder who pitched to Trump on Fox wins $400M contract

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tommy Fisher’s ambitious plan to win a border wall contract included what could be the next best thing to making a pitch directly to President Donald Trump himself — talking to him through his favorite cable TV channel, Fox News. Fisher’s North Dakota-based firm was awarded a $400 million contract this week to build 31 miles of …

Trump border wall $400 million contract handed to company owned by Republican donor who promoted firm on Fox News
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump border wall $400 million contract handed to company owned by Republican donor who promoted firm on Fox News

The Independent  

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Border agents admit smugglers are cutting through Trump's wall with a common household power tool: report
5 years, 2 months ago

Border agents admit smugglers are cutting through Trump's wall with a common household power tool: report

Raw Story  

On Saturday, the Washington Post reported that smugglers have sliced holes in the new sections of Trump's border wall with a common and readily available power tool, large enough for people and drugs to pass through. "The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little …

Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump signed his name on a newly constructed section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable. Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, defended the project, dismissing critics who call it the “president’s vanity wall.” “I’m here to tell you that’s false,” he …

Donald Trump cites national emergency in new border wall plea
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump cites national emergency in new border wall plea

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has reiterated the need for a stretch of about more than 800 km of border wall with Mexico to tackle what he said was a serious national emergency. During a visit to a stretch of the border fence erected in Otay Mesa, southern California, Trump on Wednesday said the "tremendous national emergency" involving drugs and human …

Donald Trump calls newly-constructed section of US-Mexico border wall 'world-class security system', dubs structure 'virtually impenetrable'
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump calls newly-constructed section of US-Mexico border wall 'world-class security system', dubs structure 'virtually impenetrable'

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump signed his name Wednesday on a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall, calling it a ‘world-class security system’ that will be virtually impenetrable San Diego: President Donald Trump signed his name Wednesday on a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable. “It was …

Pentagon approves military construction cash for border wall
5 years, 4 months ago

Pentagon approves military construction cash for border wall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border. Instead, the Pentagon is saying the military projects are being “deferred.” The Defense Department, however, has no guarantee from Congress that any of the money will be …

Washington Post: Trump tells officials he will pardon them if they break the law building the wall
5 years, 4 months ago

Washington Post: Trump tells officials he will pardon them if they break the law building the wall

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump, in his push to make good on his promise to supporters by Election Day, has told officials he will pardon them should they break any laws in attempting to finish construction on the wall at the US-Mexico border, The Washington Post reported, citing current and former officials involved with the project. Chants of “build …

Trump administration to spend $2.5bn in Pentagon funds on border wall following Supreme Court ruling
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump administration to spend $2.5bn in Pentagon funds on border wall following Supreme Court ruling

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 has celebrated after the US Supreme Court gave …

Trump has not built single mile of new border wall since taking office
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump has not built single mile of new border wall since taking office

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 It was the controversial campaign promise that Donald Trump built …

US court blocks funds for parts of Mexico border wall
5 years, 6 months ago

US court blocks funds for parts of Mexico border wall

The Quint  

San Francisco, June 29 A US court has ruled that President Donald Trump's attempt to divert $2.5 billion in funding to begin building a wall along the Mexico border in parts of California and New Mexico was illegal. On May 24, the court temporarily blocked Trump's ability to divert $1 billion in funding toward border walls in state of New …

Wall-focused Trump lauds the effectiveness of the DMZ, saying 'nobody' goes through it
5 years, 6 months ago

Wall-focused Trump lauds the effectiveness of the DMZ, saying 'nobody' goes through it

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump lauded the DMZ as an impenetrable border on the eve of his visit to the fortified zone – drawing a parallel to his signature domestic political issues. Compared the DMZ to the wall he wants to run across the southern U.S. border 'Nobody goes through that border,' Trump said. FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2018, file …

Trump has built less than 2 miles of new wall with $1.57 BILLION Congress handed him for this year
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump has built less than 2 miles of new wall with $1.57 BILLION Congress handed him for this year

Daily Mail  

The Trump administration has built less than 2 miles of new border barriers using the $1.57 billion Congress allocated to the project for the fiscal year that will end September 30, according to a letter filed Tuesday in federal court. President Donald Trump played defense on Wednesday after a lawyer for Congress told a federal judge that his administration has …

White House asks for $4.5 billion in emergency funds for border
5 years, 8 months ago

White House asks for $4.5 billion in emergency funds for border

CNN  

Washington CNN — The White House is asking Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency funding as it confronts an influx of migrants on the southern border. RELATED: Exclusive: DHS to start DNA testing to establish family relationships on the border The $4.5 billion includes: $3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance, $1.1 billion for border operations, and $178 million for mission support, …

House asks court to block border wall before it starts next month
5 years, 8 months ago

House asks court to block border wall before it starts next month

CNN  

Washington CNN — The House of Representatives filed a motion Tuesday asking a federal court to block the construction of President Donald Trump’s signature border wall through funds identified in his emergency declaration before it starts next month. “Absent this Court’s timely intervention, defendants are poised to begin construction on the border wall next month, using funds that Congress declined …

Trump threatens Mexico with economic sanctions as he heads to border: 'Wall being built!'
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump threatens Mexico with economic sanctions as he heads to border: 'Wall being built!'

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump continued on to claim that $500b-worth …

Trump visits Calexico a day after retreating from threats to close U.S.-Mexico border
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump visits Calexico a day after retreating from threats to close U.S.-Mexico border

LA Times  

President Trump is presented with a souvenir piece of border barrier by Border Patrol agent Gloria Chavez during a discussion of immigration and border security April 5 in Calexico. “We’re really making progress in letting people know that this is an absolute emergency,” Trump said during a roundtable discussion with local and national officials in Calexico. Gavin Newsom, who has …

Pentagon authorises $1 bn for Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall, asks army to begin planning roads, fences
5 years, 9 months ago

Pentagon authorises $1 bn for Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall, asks army to begin planning roads, fences

Firstpost  

Frustrated by Congress’s refusal to provide the budget he sought to build a border wall, Donald Trump declared a national emergency last month in order to bypass lawmakers to unlock $8 billion in funding. Washington: Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the …

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