national emergency
AOC and Bernie Are Teaming Up to Get Biden to Declare Climate Change a National Emergency
“We are in the midst of a climate emergency. It is time for the United States to act like it.”
Here's What Trump Can Do in a Coronavirus National Emergency
The Stafford Act allows the Trump administration to throw around plenty of cash, but it doesn’t let the president do anything truly crazy — like postpone the 2020 election or suspend the rule of law.
Congress Just Voted to End President Trump’s Border Emergency — Again
But Trump could just veto the move — again.
The Senate just passed a bill to kill Trump's national emergency
12 Republicans joined Democrats to pass a bill Trump has promised to veto.
Republicans want to change the National Emergencies Act — after Trump builds his wall
“This is about the Constitution and how we spend money.”
It looks like the Senate just got enough votes to block Trump's national emergency
“I would literally lose my political soul if I decided to treat President Trump different than President Obama,” Sen. Rand Paul wrote in a Sunday op-ed.
House votes to block Trump's national emergency declaration
To Dems and some Republicans, Trump’s action represents an unconstitutional power grab.
16 states sue Trump for declaring a national emergency to build a wall
"We take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power.”
9 of the most bizarre moments from Trump's rambling border wall press conference
Here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of the many outlandish moments.
Trump declares national emergency to "unlock" $8 billion for his border wall
President Trump's move is sure to ignite a legal battle.
“I feel so alone”: How federal workers are suffering after 3 weeks without pay
Tens of thousands of Americans are facing shrinking checking accounts or dipping into their savings — if they have any.
Congress is taking the weekend off as federal workers face their first empty payday
There's no end in sight to the prolonged shutdown