President Donald Trump accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky, left, arrives for a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday. Photo: AP WASHINGTON The Democratic-led House failed Tuesday to override President Donald Trump’s first veto, … Read More
WASHINGTON — Democrats who have railed against President Donald Trump’s national emergency as a manufactured crisis are facing a political dilemma as border apprehensions have spiked and are on pace for the highest level since 2008. Since Trump took office, congressional … Read More
WASHINGTON In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives on Tuesday brushed aside veto threats and passed legislation to terminate the emergency he declared at the U.S.-Mexico border in order to build a wall there. By … Read More
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The number of asylum seekers arriving in this troubled city has reached a critical point as renewed drug violence explodes, creating what local leaders say is a pressure cooker for the region with a perilous outcome … Read More
President Donald Trump said that if a Democrat-backed resolution to block his national emergency passes through Congress, he will veto it. Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at America’s southern border is intended to allow the construction of a long-promised border … Read More
(Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers, states and others mulling legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to obtain funds to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall face an uphill and probably losing battle in a showdown likely to be decided … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, They can’t seem to get Brexit done. Britain is having a mighty hard time leaving the European Union. The sticking point seems to be the Irish “backstop.” Any Brexit deal with the EU would … Read More
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that, whatever Congress may or may not propose in a border security compromise, President Donald Trump will get his wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. “The president is going to build the … Read More
On the roster: Yes, Trump can declare an emergency – New border wall fight is Trump vs. Texas landowners – Harris eyes MLK day for kickoff – Steve King draws primary challenger amid uproar – Clean up in the produce … Read More