Headline Roundup • February 14th, 2019
Trump to Declare National Emergency for Border Wall
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Trump agreed to sign a spending bill to avoid another government shutdown but will declare a national emergency to fund the construction of a wall at the southern border.
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Trump's emergency declaration would trigger a drawn out legal fight
USA TODAY
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President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to speed up funding for his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, but experts said the move would create a legal morass
Not All Conservatives Are Happy About Trump's National Emergency Declaration
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the spending bill and decided to declare a national emergency to obtain funding for his border wall. But not everyone is excited by the news.
'Dangerous.' 'Abuse.' 'Lawless': Bipartisan attack on Trump national emergency declaration
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The White House said the president was considering the step "to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border."
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