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Feb 15

3 legal arguments that could challenge Trump’s national emergency

By Courtney Vinopal

By declaring a national emergency to access more funding, President Trump chose to sidestep Congress and face what could be a long legal battle over executive authority. Here are some of the likely legal arguments.

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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 11:28
Shields and Brooks on Trump’s national emergency, Democratic platform shift

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including the president’s national emergency declaration, how congressional Republicans are reacting to it, the 2020 presidential field and whether Democrats…

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Feb 15

Read Trump’s full national emergency proclamation

By Molly Finnegan

The one thing the declaration does not mention specifically: a wall.

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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

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

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.

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Feb 11

Watch 6:48
How migrant detention details stalled border security talks

Just weeks after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended, the prospect of a second shutdown looms. Democratic and Republican negotiators are now at odds over who and how many people should be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs…

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Jan 10

WATCH: Trump says he will declare national emergency if no deal is reached

By Associated Press

“We have to get a win…or I will declare a national emergency," Trump told reporters before leaving to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.

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