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. 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 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… Continue watching
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
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:… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading