https://mediadc.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/adeaa85/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2273x1194+8+0/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmediadc.brightspotcdn.com%2F13%2Fb3%2Fed4d427548cbb310fe9d7cd4ba01%2Fap-19085630879172.jpg

mitch mcconnell: 'the president deserves applause' on agreement with

Republican senators were skeptical of the move when Trump threatened new tariffs on Mexico. GOP lawmakers debated whether Congress should override the president should the tariffs go into effect.. ..

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190205230618-respuesta-democrata-estado-union-espanol-xavier-becerra-trump-muro-cierre-gobierno-sotu-brk-00002727-super-tease.jpg

california ag xavier becerra says states to sue over trump's national

At the core of each lawsuit is the argument that Trump is circumventing Congress to fund the wall along US-Mexico border by declaring emergency.. Constitution assigns Congress the power of the purse, and no president has ever tried to use emergency powers to fund chosen project..

https://mediadc.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3ff39d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1060x557+0+22/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmediadc.brightspotcdn.com%2F42%2F85%2F177158db4147bc051b4ae95f530f%2Fap-18358806485643.jpg

retailers respond to state of the union with plea to end trade war

The partial closure, the longest in U.S. history, began days before Christmas when President Trump refused to sign any government-funding bill that didn't include $5.7 billion for a wall he promised to build along the U.S. border with Mexico, money that Congress refused to provide. . . . . ...

senators conclude historic trip

But representatives from both countries cautioned that the trip was the first step toward forging new relationship, made possible by the end of 71 years of authoritarian, one-party rule Mexico... ... It was the time such Senate delegation has visited Mexico, in part because Mexican..

Most controversial news of the day, as detected by AI.