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Mar 09

Trump offers budget with funds for border wall, Space Force

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official…

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Mar 06

Trump’s emergency declaration faces a Senate vote. Here’s what to expect

By Lisa Desjardins

For Republican senators, the vote on President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration presents a dilemma, pitting concerns over balance of power and military construction funds against loyalty to the president.

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Feb 22

Watch 3:40
How the Pentagon plans to fund Trump’s border wall, as House tries to block it

On Friday, House Democrats took a first step toward terminating President Trump’s national emergency declaration. Some 226 representatives, including a Republican, signed onto a resolution from Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, to block the move. Meanwhile, Pentagon officials briefed congressional staffers…

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Feb 22

How Congress could block Trump’s national emergency declaration

By Courtney Vinopal

Here’s a rundown of what could happen with the congressional challenge to President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.

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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…

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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…

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Feb 15

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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…

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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…

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Feb 12

Watch 4:26
How both sides compromised to reach a tentative border security agreement

Lawmakers working to develop an agreement on border funding by February 15 say they have reached a bipartisan deal. President Trump said he wasn't "happy" with the proposed bill, as it would provide only a fraction of the funding he…

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Feb 12

Watch 5:55
Why both parties are claiming victory on funding for border security

As members of Congress finally arrive at an agreement over how to fund border security and avoid another government shutdown, both Democrats and Republicans are claiming victory -- and fielding criticism that they caved. But with only three days before…

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