President Trump Declares National Emergency Over Border Wall
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Courts Should Not Defer to Trump’s National-Security Pretext
Earlier today, Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that President Trump will sign the compromise government funding bill and “will also take other executive action — including a national emergency — to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border.” These are ominous words, indicating that the president is prepared to defy Congress and the plain language of the relevant statutes in a blatant abuse of power. Moreover, because he’s apparently set to invoke “national security,” the stakes are particularly high. Here’s why.
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What is a national emergency? Can Trump declare one for the wall?
US President Donald Trump said he will declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and obtain funds to build a wall on the US-Mexico border, a move that is expected to plunge the White House into a legal battle with Democrats.
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4 winners and 4 losers from the funding bill and emergency declaration
The long-term effects of President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency Friday — unlocking an additional $7.5 billion to build physical barriers (a “wall”) on the US-Mexico border, in addition to the $1.375 billion appropriated by Congress in the bill Trump signed to fund the government through September 30 — won’t be fully known or understood until the historians get to them.
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