Apr 02 Trump calls for border legislation using 'nuclear option' By Darlene Superville and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump demanded Monday that Congress pass new border legislation using the "Nuclear Option if necessary" to muscle it through the Senate — a drastic change in rules the Republican leader has previously dismissed. Continue reading
Mar 23 Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget after threatening veto By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Catherine Lucey and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Trump says he is “considering” a veto of a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill, citing concerns over “Dreamers” and border wall funding. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: Trump says there may someday be a 'space force' fighting alongside the military By Julie Watson, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump was speaking Tuesday about his administration's investments in space exploration to members of the military when he said that space is becoming a "war-fighting domain."… Continue reading
Mar 13 Critics, supporters await Trump during tour of border wall prototypes in California By Julie Watson, Associated Press Rallies for and against Donald Trump's "big beautiful border wall" with Mexico are expected to mark his first visit to California as president amid growing tensions between his administration and the state over immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Mar 12 Ahead of Trump's wall tour, there's little change on the U.S.-Mexico border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press So far, Trump hasn't gotten Mexico or Congress to pay for a new wall. Continue reading
Feb 15 White House threatens veto of Senate immigration compromise By Alan Fram and Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House's written threat fueled doubts that any immigration measures would survive showdown votes. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Trump rejects new bipartisan immigration plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a new bipartisan immigration deal that called for a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers” and better border security was shot down by President Trump because it didn’t provide funding for a border wall. Also, Larry… Continue watching
Feb 05 Trump says any DACA deal is a 'total waste of time' without border wall By Associated Press The president's statement came Monday as two senators planned to introduce compromise legislation that would protect immigrants who entered the country illegally as children. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 6:09 Will Trump's wall ever be built? By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year calling for the construction of a new border wall spanning the length of the U.S.-Mexico border. While prototypes have been built in California, there is still no funding from Congress to… Continue watching
Jan 18 Trump insists his views on a border wall have not 'evolved' By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The president said on Twitter: "The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it." His tweets pushed back against his own chief of staff's recent comments to lawmakers. Continue reading