Democratic members of Congress are ready for a fight against the latest move by the U.S. military to make money available for Donald Trump’s misguided wall at the Mexican border. It was announced Monday night by the Pentagon that it will be transferring $1 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to build barriers along…
According to the Washington Post, opponents of Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration at the Mexican border now have enough votes in the Senate to reject his attempted move to misuse presidential powers. Because Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White House the president now faces an embarrassing…
The Associated Press (AP) reports this morning that Donald Trump is planning to do two big things today: Sign into law the bill that Congress passed yesterday funding border security while also keeping the government open, and Declare a national emergency when he appears in the Rose Garden at 10 a.m. for remarks on “the…
The Washington Post is reporting this morning that congressional talks to resolve the border wall dispute have broken down. With wall negotiations at an impasse it will be more difficult to avoid another government shutdown on Friday. Talks to resolve border wall dispute and avert government shutdown on Friday have broken down, officials say https://t.co/32lj1ksjzu…
The editors of The Wall Street Journal issued a warning to Republicans on Friday, saying they will regret it if Donald Trump declares a national emergency to get funding for a border wall. The conservative newspaper’s editors expressed serious concerns that if Trump uses an emergency declaration for wall funding then Democrats could do the…
