Border Wall Funding

• Congress’ challenge of U.S.-Mexico border wall funding rejected by federal judge

  A federal judge on Monday denied a House request to prevent President Donald Trump from tapping Defense Department money for his proposed border wall with Mexico, saying Congress lacked authority to sue.

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  Jun 3, 2019
  
• Judge blocks Trump’s national emergency funding for border wall

  U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam, Jr., on Friday immediately halted the administration's efforts to redirect military-designated funds for wall construction.

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  May 24, 2019
  
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• Pentagon to divert up to $1 billion to help build border fencing

  The border wall money will help to install roads and lighting.

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  Mar 25, 2019
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• Trump issues veto to protect emergency declaration on border wall

  President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding.

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  Mar 15, 2019
• U.S. Senate likely has votes to reject Trump’s national emergency declaration

  Opponents of President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can't go along with the White House.

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  Mar 3, 2019
• Ex-U.S. security leaders to come out against Trump’s national emergency declaration

  The statement has 58 signatures from prominent former officials, including former Secretaries of State Madeline Albright and John Kerry, former Defence Secretaries Chuck Hagel and Leon Panetta and former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

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  Feb 24, 2019
• Democrats ready vote to block Trump from using national emergency to fund border wall

  Democrats controlling the House have teed up a vote next week to block President Donald Trump from using a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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  Feb 23, 2019
• Democrats introduce measure to block Trump’s emergency declaration

  The move sets up a fight that could result in Donald Trump's first-ever veto.

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  Feb 22, 2019
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• Trump punches back against states suing over border wall emergency declaration

  U.S. President Donald Trump is criticizing California's lead role in a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

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  Feb 19, 2019
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• California, 15 other states sue Donald Trump over emergency declaration

  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit alleges the Trump administration's action violates the Constitution.

  Politics

  Feb 18, 2019