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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

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…

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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.

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Feb 15

ACLU says it will sue over Trump national emergency declaration

By Associated Press

The Friday announcement came hours after Trump signed the declaration and said he expected legal challenges.

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Feb 15

WATCH: Reporter challenges Trump on his immigration facts

By Joshua Barajas

During President Donald Trump's remarks on a new national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, a reporter pushed back against the president's characterization of immigration and crime, asking: "What do you base your facts on?"…

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Feb 15

WATCH: Trump declares national emergency to build border wall

By Associated Press

Trump did not say on Friday when he would make such a declaration, but the move will allow him to bypass Congress to spend more money to erect barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Feb 15

WATCH: Trump declares national emergency to build border wall

By Alan Fram, Catherine Lucey, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump announced Friday he was declaring a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Feb 14

Watch 8:12
Trump and Congress gear up for a fight over national emergency plan

Congress is preparing to send a government funding package that contains a compromise on allocations for border security to President Trump, who has announced his intention to sign the bill. However, Trump also plans to declare a national emergency in…

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Feb 14

State attorneys general threaten to sue over any border emergency declaration

By Associated Press

President Trump is prepared to invoke a national emergency to build the U.S.-Mexico wall after Congress refused to provide $5.7 billion he was demanding as part of a budget compromise to avoid a federal shutdown.

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