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Feb 22

How Congress could block Trump’s national emergency declaration

By Courtney Vinopal

Here’s a rundown of what could happen with the congressional challenge to President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.

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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.

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Feb 19

Watch 4:51
News Wrap: Trump attacks 16 states challenging his emergency declaration

In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump attacked the 16 states that have so far challenged his national emergency declaration in federal court. The president predicted he would win the legal battle and referred to the filing states as representing…

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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.

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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.

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Feb 18

Watch 9:00
Is expanding presidential power inherently bad for democracy?

The fallout from President Trump’s national emergency declaration over immigration is sparking questions about the scope of executive power. For analysis, Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Rudalevige, professor of government at Bowdoin College and author of “The New Imperial Presidency:…

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Feb 18

Watch 7:39
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on national emergency poll, 2020 challengers

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including public reaction to President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency over immigration, how Democrats eager to dive into the…

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Feb 18

Trump’s national emergency declaration unpopular among majority of Americans

By Laura Santhanam

A majority of Americans also think President Donald Trump misused his presidential powers, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist.

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Feb 18

AP fact check: Trump spins fiction about diversity visas

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is going after the "horror show" known as the diversity visa lottery program. His description of it is pure fiction. Here's a closer look at the president's claim, among others, this past week.

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Feb 17

Trump will veto if Congress disapproves national emergency, White House implies

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove his declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border, a top White House adviser said on Sunday.

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