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Senate to vote on ending border emergency that diverted DoD funds
The Senate is voting this week on whether to end the president’s emergency diversion of military funding to his border wall.
By Joe Gould
Latest "border wall trump" stories
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Senate defense bill could tackle Iran, border wall and Saudis ― but don’t count on it
How many of the 600 amendments to the 2020 defense policy bill will be debated?
By Joe Gould
Do border deployments hurt readiness or not? Key Senate Democrats demand answers from DoD
"To the extent the southern border deployment is causing readiness concerns, they must be addressed immediately," lawmakers are demanding.
By Joe Gould
58 former national security officials to rebuke Trump’s emergency declaration
A bipartisan group of 58 former senior national security officials is expected to join opposition to President Trump’s national emergency declaration.
By Joe Gould
Trump ‘may’ declare emergency to redirect Pentagon funds to border wall
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he may yet declare a national emergency to get around Congress and build a border wall, if spending talks fail.
By Joe Gould
No end for government shutdown after White House meeting
Washington failed to find compromise to end a partial government shutdown after a meeting between congressional leaders and President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould