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 Watch 6:03 Trump faces challenges on 2 sides, as House pushes resolution and Cohen testifies The House is pushing a resolution to invalidate President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency over illegal immigration. Meanwhile, Trump faced a challenge from the other side of Capitol Hill as his former attorney Michael Cohen testified in a closed… Continue watching
Feb 26 Top U.S. general says no military threat on southern border By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Under pointed questioning from senators, the top U.S. general for homeland defense said Tuesday that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus in on "very real" threats from China and Russia in… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Trump heads to Vietnam for meeting with Kim Jong Un In our Monday news wrap, President Trump is heading to Vietnam for his second summit with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, but he’s downplaying expectations around getting Kim to give up his country’s nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, House Democrats are… Continue watching
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 25 Former U.S. security officials to oppose emergency declaration By Associated Press A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Feb 22 Trump says he’d veto resolution terminating his emergency declaration ‘100 percent’ By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Democrats introduced a resolution Friday to block Trump's declaration, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would vote on the measure Tuesday. It is sure to pass, and the GOP-run Senate may adopt it as well. 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 Watch 12:29 Shields and Brooks on Trump declaration, Bernie Sanders’ 2020 bid Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week in politics, including how Congress is reacting to President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency over immigration, the 2020 candidacy of Bernie Sanders and whether democratic… 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