Feb 15 Trump picks former Alabama official to lead FEMA By Associated Press Jeffrey Byard held several positions with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency before he joined FEMA in 2017 during the agency's response to Hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida. Continue reading
Feb 15 3 legal arguments that could challenge Trump’s national emergency By Courtney Vinopal By declaring a national emergency to access more funding, President Trump chose to sidestep Congress and face what could be a long legal battle over executive authority. Here are some of the likely legal arguments. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 6:05 Which funding sources does Trump plan to use for wall money? President Trump declared a national emergency Friday over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, so he can redirect billions of dollars to build additional sections of wall there. Trump plans to take roughly $6 billion from the Defense Department and millions… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 4:31 California attorney general calls Trump’s national emergency ‘reckless’ Several states and organizations are preparing legal challenges to President Trump’s national emergency declaration over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One of them is California, whose attorney general, Xavier Becerra, talks to Amna Nawaz about why Trump’s “reckless” action inappropriately… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 5:26 Kobach: Illegal immigration constitutes emergency under ‘extraordinarily broad’ act Although some Republicans have criticized President Trump's national emergency declaration, others endorse it. One of them is Kris Kobach, former Kansas secretary of state, who talks to Amna Nawaz about the “extraordinarily broad” nature of the National Emergencies Act, why… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 11:28 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s national emergency, Democratic platform shift Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including the president’s national emergency declaration, how congressional Republicans are reacting to it, the 2020 presidential field and whether Democrats… Continue watching
Feb 15 The game for 2020 Democrats: wooing millennials By Jessica Yarvin Young voters are poised to play a larger role than ever in the 2020 Democratic primaries, as a diverse field marked by generational divides and differences in style and temperament try to win over the party’s progressive base. Continue reading
Feb 15 Read Trump’s full national emergency proclamation By Molly Finnegan The one thing the declaration does not mention specifically: a wall. Continue reading
Feb 15 Trump’s national emergency sparks GOP divide By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Some are backing the president, while others are vehemently opposed, setting up a potential showdown that extends beyond the expected legal battles. Continue reading
Feb 15 What does William Weld believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues By Meredith Lee Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld is the first person to signal plans to mount a primary challenge against President Donald Trump. Here is where Weld stands on key issues in the 2020 election. Continue reading