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Politics Mar 26
WATCH: House fails to override Trump veto of his border emergencyThe Democratic-controlled House fell short Tuesday in its effort to override President Donald Trump's first veto, handing him a victory in his effort to spend billions more for constructing barriers along the Southwest border than Congress has approved.
Politics Mar 14
WATCH: Senate votes to block Trump’s emergency declarationSeveral Republicans have said they will join Democrats in voting to block the president's emergency declaration that would steer $3.6 billion to building border barriers.
Politics Feb 28
4 senators push resolution to halt Trump’s border emergencyA small bipartisan group of senators planned to introduce a resolution Thursday aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to finance additional miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Politics Feb 26
House passes resolution blocking Trump’s emergency orderThe House of representatives approved the legislation 245 to 182.
Politics Feb 26
Democrats block Senate GOP bill on infants surviving abortionsThe Republican bill that would have threatened prison for doctors who don't try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions.
Politics Feb 20
Democrats to file measure aimed at blocking Trump emergency FridayPresident Trump has promised to veto the measure. It seems unlikely Congress could muster the two-thirds majorities in each chamber needed to override a veto.
Politics Feb 15
WATCH: Trump declares national emergency to build border wallBattling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump announced Friday he was declaring a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Politics Feb 14
WATCH: Senate approves border security and funding billPresident Donald Trump will sign Congress' border security compromise, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.
Politics Feb 13
Unhappy with deal, Trump still doesn’t expect a new shutdownUnder mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appears to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he's been demanding for…
Politics Feb 12
Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wallCongressional 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.
