Feb 28 4 senators push resolution to halt Trump’s border emergency By Alan Fram, David Sharp, Associated Press A 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. Continue reading
Feb 26 House passes resolution blocking Trump’s emergency order By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press The House of representatives approved the legislation 245 to 182. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: House Democrats discuss resolution cancelling Trump’s emergency declaration By Molly Finnegan In a Monday news conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats will address their joint resolution to cut off the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump on the southern border. Continue reading
Feb 23 Pentagon chief getting firsthand look at US-Mexico border By Robert Burns, Associated Press Top defense officials toured sections of the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday to see how the military could reinforce efforts to block drug smuggling and other illegal activity, as the Pentagon weighs diverting billions of dollars for President Donald Trump’s border wall. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
Feb 22 11 GOP senators to watch in the fight over Trump’s emergency declaration By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press No president wants a rebuke from his own party, and more than four have voiced significant discomfort with Trump's move. Continue reading
Feb 22 Democrats move to block Trump’s national emergency declaration By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The resolution aims to stop Trump's efforts to secure $6.6 billion for building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Feb 20 After California sues over border wall, Trump threatens high-speed rail funds By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The Trump administration said it plans to claw back $3.5 billion in federal dollars allocated to California's high-speed rail project -- a move Gov. Newsom has branded as "political retribution" for the state's lawsuit against Trump's declaration of a national… Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Trump defends ‘absolute right’ to declare emergency By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that he would prevail over a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Continue reading
Feb 18 16 states sue over Trump’s emergency wall declaration By Associated Press California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit alleges the Trump administration's action violates the Constitution. Continue reading