Politics Oct 05 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden waives laws to allow border wall in Texas By Colleen Long, Associated Press
Politics Sep 08 Bannon charged in New York with laundering money raised to build border wall Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face state money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York alleging he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Politics Nov 10 GOP unveils $1.4 trillion spending bill amid post-election turmoil Republicans controlling the Senate have unveiled a government-wide, $1.4 trillion spending bill. It's a mostly bipartisan measure that faces uncertain odds during this period of post-election tumult in Washington. By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Nation Feb 14 Esper defends shifting defense funds for Trump’s border wall Trump repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, but Mexico refused. By Robert Burns, Associated Press
Politics Feb 13 Trump to transfer $3.8 billion from military to fund border wall Thursday's move by the Pentagon angered not just Democrats but also GOP defense hawks. By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Jan 14 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: European leaders pressure Iran over nuclear deal In our news wrap Tuesday, European leaders took a major step in pressuring Iran to adhere to the 2015 nuclear deal. Germany, France and the United Kingdom triggered the deal’s official dispute process over Iran’s decision to no longer abide… Continue watching
Sep 26 Senate sends Trump stopgap spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The measure would buy additional time for lawmakers to unclog yearly spending bills amid fights over President Donald Trump's border wall and abortion. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:21 Behind Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ reallocation of DOD money for border security President Trump is diverting some money for Defense Department infrastructure to instead construct or repair additional barrier sections on the U.S.-Mexico border. The 127 projects losing funding include Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and education and health services… Continue watching
Sep 03 Pentagon approves military construction cash to build border wall By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Mark Esper has 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. Continue reading
Jul 26 Supreme Court clears way for Pentagon to use $2.5 billion for border wall By Associated Press The Supreme Court said Friday that it would lift a freeze on the money put in place by a lower court. Continue reading