U.S. Senate votes to terminate President Trump's emergency declaration for border, forcing veto showdown over use of executive power.
In a stunning rebuke, the Republican-controlled Senate has voted to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump wants to steer $3.6 billion more to border barriers than lawmakers approved. The move is also being challenged in court.The Senate is poised to reject President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, with several Republicans joining Democrats in opposing Trump’s use of executive power.Enough senators have voted “yes” to pass a resolution Thursday terminating Trump’s emergency order. The vote is still ongoing.
That brings to seven the number of Republicans who have announced they will cross Trump on a vote expected for Thursday afternoon, ensuring the measure will pass. Trump tweeted Thursday as the GOP-led Senate appeared set to approve a resolution blocking the border emergency he declared to steer more money to his border wall.
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