February 16, 2019 Rahm Emanuel warns Dems not to 'mimic' Trump’s politics, says Virginia's Northam shouldn't resign Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel doesn’t agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that if President Trump can declare a national emergency to bypass Congress in order to secure funding for his long-promised border wall, a Democratic president can do the same for guns.
February 16, 2019 Tear down that border wall: Is Beto's battlecry the new Dem litmus test for 2020? Beto O’Rourke may have inadvertently got the ball rolling this week on an emerging litmus test for Democrats eyeing the White House in 2020 when he said he “absolutely” supports tearing down the existing barriers along the southern border with Mexico.
February 15, 2019 Trump’s emergency declaration is legal and needed to protect America – Here’s why President Trump took bold and decisive action in the best interests of the American people when he declared a national emergency Friday to enable construction of a badly needed barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to stymie human trafficking, drug trafficking and criminal crossings.
February 15, 2019 DHS official: Border security bill does not contain ‘amnesty’ poison pills Immigration hawks slammed the border security compromise President Trump signed into law Friday for containing last-minute provisions that they argued gives "amnesty" to many – but a Department of Homeland Security official insisted to ӣƵ that’s a misunderstanding of the bill.
February 15, 2019 California likely to sue Trump over emergency wall declaration: state AG California is likely to sue President Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the state attorney general said Friday.
February 15, 2019 Gillibrand on call to tear down border wall: 'If it makes sense, I could support it' Democratic presidential contender Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she could possibly support a call by former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas to tear down parts of the existing U.S.-Mexico border wall.
February 15, 2019 Text: Trump proclamation of national emergency on the Southern border The following is the text of President Trump's proclamation of a national emergency on the Southern border:
February 15, 2019 Trump’s national emergency declaration over border wall sparks reactions from lawmakers President Trump on Friday said he will declare a national emergency on the southern border, sparking reactions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
February 15, 2019 Trump's border wall joins 31 other national emergencies currently in effect President Trump's "national emergency" declaration to complete construction of his multibillion-dollar wall along the U.S.-Mexico border came as a shock to some Americans, though the commander-in-chief previously discussed the possibility of taking other executive actions to secure funds during the partial government shutdown in January.
February 15, 2019 Trump declares emergency on border, eyes $8B for wall as he signs spending package President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he signs a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security.