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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.

AP fact check: Declaring an emergency to build a border wall would be an extraordinary step

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

The emergency action Trump has been contemplating would be rare. The presidents he has cited did not use emergency powers to pay for projects that Congress wouldn't support.

WATCH: Senate approves border security and funding bill

President Donald Trump will sign Congress' border security compromise, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.

McConnell: Trump to sign funding bill and declare border emergency

By Associated Press

The comprise measure keeps departments running through the fiscal year but without the $5.7 billion Trump wanted for the border wall with Mexico.

WATCH: Senate confirms William Barr as attorney general

By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press

The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Barr as attorney general, placing the veteran government official and lawyer atop the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Ex-FBI official was concerned Russia probes could 'vanish'

By Associated Press

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says he wanted investigations into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice documented so that they could "not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace."…

Mike Pence urges Europe to quit Iran deal, stop busting sanctions

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration lashed out at some of America's closest traditional allies on Thursday, accusing Britain, France and Germany of trying to bust U.S. sanctions against Iran and calling on European nations to join the United States in withdrawing from…

Judge rules Paul Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

By Chad Day, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson found there was sufficient evidence to say Manafort broke his plea agreement by lying about three of five matters that prosecutors had singled out.

WATCH: Trump tells law enforcement conference that border wall is 'on its way'

President Donald Trump told a conference of the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association that the wall he envisions in some places along the southern border would be harder to scale than Mount Everest.

Democrats question pledges in $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint deal

By Marcy Gordon, Tali Arbel, Associated Press

Although T-Mobile says it won't raise prices for three years, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he isn't sure that Trump administration regulators are willing to hold T-Mobile to that promise.