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Feb 21, 2019
Donald Trump emergency declaration will be blocked by Democrats this Friday, setting up high stakes clash in 2020 run-up
US House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution's separation of powers. -
Feb 19, 2019
Bernie Sanders enters 2020 US presidential race; campaign not just about defeating Donald Trump, he says
Senator Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced that he is running for US president in 2020 -
Feb 19, 2019
16 US states sue Donald Trump for declaring national emergency to fund border wall, claim move violates Constitution
Sixteen US states sued US president Donald Trump's administration on Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution. -
Feb 16, 2019
German chancellor Angela Merkel warns US pullout from Syria risks boosting influence of Russia and Iran
Washington is struggling to convince allies to stay on in Syria after it leaves and Angela Merkel warned of the risks of leaving a vacuum in the region. -
Feb 16, 2019
Donald Trump declares national emergency to circumvent Congress for border wall funding; House of Representatives launches probe
US president Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the US-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats vowed to challenge as a violation of the US Constitution. -
Feb 16, 2019
Legal battle looms after Donald Trump 'national emergency' declaration; California will be first to sue
Legal pushback to US President Donald Trump’s “emergency declaration” is coming thick and fast after Trump’s dumpster fire style press conference in the White House Rose Garden where he predicted that the Supreme Court will eventually give him a “fair shake” and “we’ll win”. -
Feb 15, 2019
Donald Trump says he will declare national emergency, use executive powers to bypass Congress over Mexico border wall
Word that Trump would declare the emergency prompted condemnations from Democrats and threats of lawsuits from states and others who might lose federal money or said Trump was abusing his authority. -
Feb 15, 2019
US Senate confirms William Barr as attorney-general; Democrats question how he will handle Mueller investigation
William Barr served as attorney general before, under President George HW Bush, and Republicans said he’s the perfect pick to take the helm again. -
Feb 15, 2019
Donald Trump to declare 'national emergency' to build US -Mexico border wall after Congress swats him down: All you need to know
US president Donald Trump has decided to invoke the power of his bully pulpit to declare a national emergency that will allow him to build his promised US-Mexico border wall after the US Senate okayed a border security compromise Thursday that ignores most of Trump's wall demands but will do enough to prevent a new government shutdown. -
Feb 14, 2019
US Congress allocates fraction of billions needed for Mexico wall but Donald Trump claims victory anyway
Even before seeing a final deal or agreeing to seal it, President Donald Trump laboured on Wednesday to frame the congressional agreement on border security as a political win, never mind that it contains only a fraction of the billions for a "great, powerful wall" that he's been demanding for months.
