The House sued members of President Donald Trump's administration on Friday over his emergency declaration to force funding for a border wall
The House sued members of President Donald Trump's administration on Friday over his emergency declaration to force funding for a border wall., filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., asserts Trump's emergency acts in direct disregard of Congress' will and disputes the president's ability to access certain funds for the wall simply by declaring an emergency.
The complaint follows legislative attempts to block Trump from diverting billions of dollars toward one of his keystone campaign promises, which reached a near breaking point when the government entered its longest shutdown in history straddling New Year. Trump ultimately used a national emergency in an attempt to secure funding for the wall in a move that was fiercely criticized on both sides of the aisle for interfering with Congress' constitutional power of the purse.
Congress tried to pass legislation to block Trump's emergency declaration, gaining support from both parties. Trump's intention to tap into military funds for the wall struck a chord among several Republicans who joined Democrats on the vote. The measure passed in Congress, prompting the president to issue his first veto. House Democrats' attempts to overturn the veto were unsuccessful.
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