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Did Trump undercut his own argument to declare a national emergency?

February 16, 2019

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday to get funding for a border wall. But some wonder if he undercut his own argument by saying, “I didn’t need to do this.”

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Funding and Location of Wall Likely to Spark Conflicts

February 16, 2019

President Trump’s proposal to move billions of dollars from military spending and drug interdiction to fund the construction of 234 miles of barriers on the southern border sets up two new conflicts: one over where the money is coming from, and one o

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Trump Follows Familiar Playbook When Confronted by a Loss: Distract and Digress

February 16, 2019

Standing in the Rose Garden on Friday morning, President Trump heaped praise on Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing radio show host, who earlier in the week gave his blessing to a bipartisan spending bill that did not include the money Mr.

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Did Trump undercut his own argument to declare a national emergency?

February 16, 2019

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday to get funding for a border wall. But some wonder if he undercut his own argument by saying, “I didn’t need to do this.”

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Funding and Location of Wall Likely to Spark Conflicts

February 16, 2019

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February 15, 2019

Friday's News: President Trump declares a national emergency for border wall funding, in all likelihood ahead of a long, arduous legal battle.

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February 15, 2019

What does the Green New Deal mean for the Democratic Party?

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A new border wall battle

February 15, 2019

President Trump averts another government shutdown, declares national emergency.

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What’s in the massive border security and funding bill?

February 15, 2019

Overnight Thursday, lawmakers dropped a massive, 1,700-page funding and border security package.

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Analysis: Obamacare ruling puts health care on high-stakes footing

December 17, 2018

A federal court ruling striking down Obamacare threw an explosive political issue in the laps of Republicans and Democrats in Washington just weeks before divided government is set to take hold.