The facts: Despite the president’s claim that he has “already done a lot of the wall,” very little new fencing has been constructed, and none of it is the type Trump promised during the campaign. As we have written, Congress last year approved $1.6 billion to replace existing barriers..…
Opponents have accused the administration of trying to engineer undercount of the population and diminish the representation of Democratic-leaning communities Congress, benefiting Trump's fellow Republicans. ..…
the decision to declare emergency will undermine the role of Congress to govern spending, likely propel the president's opponents to challenge the in court. . ... Trump's intended maneuver is unprecedented, given Congress opposition to granting the billion that the president..…
What Truman did not have then except that Trump has now is statutes, passed by Congress, to fall back on, .. Trump invoked Section 2808 of Title of US Code, which allows him to dip into stash of Pentagon funds that are earmarked and have no signed contracts for spending that..…
President Donald Trump declared national emergency to pay for the construction of wall along U.S.- Mexico border, after Congress, in its new spending bill, denied him the money to build it... ..…
Trump is taking aim particularly at new women members of Congress, Reps. ... Trump’s conjured up a country under siege from domestic and foreign threats. ..…
Trump was knowingly working for Russia or had unwittingly fallen under Moscow’s influence.” . ... (Library of Congress) . . The same day the Times story was published, the lead author on the piece, Adam Goldman, was interviewed by CNN. ..…
With Trump’s declaration, he has to consider where to grab money for his wall — money that has already been allocated by Congress to other areas. ... She also reminded Trump that Congress, not the president, sets national priorities through allotting money. . ..…
Under Trump Congress has funded the Army Corps of Engineers to the tune of nearly $14 billion, to date unspent. . ... President Trump is entirely justified in declaring a national emergency, per statutes enacted by Congress. ..…
In response to failing to get the money from Congress, Trump is declaring a national emergency to achieve the same ends by different means. . ... Had Republicans won that debate, they’d still control Congress and could have given Trump almost anything he asked for. . ..…
The National Debt officially topped $22 trillion, marking a $2 trillion increase since President Trump took office. . · Wednesday, February 13, 2019 · 12 comments . . After two years of the Trump Presidency and Republican control of Congress, the National Debt stands at $22..…
Trump’s tax-cut bill for that reason. He denounced the influence of money in politics and urged Congress to counter the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision . ..…
As reported, “In quick succession, members of Congress, governors and even candidates for election in November ripped Trump for tweeting, without evidence, that “3,000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico” and that “this was done by the Democrats in order to..…
In any case, the tenor of Court's ruling was that the President does not possess the authority to take end-run around Congress and Constitution under the banner of declaring a national emergency... if Trump can use emergency powers to pay for his border wall because Democratic House wo..…
And Congress that wo not impeach Donald Trump after a list of impeachable offenses, and with half Congress claiming Trump was installed by government, is to impeach him for violating this new law.. ..…
Expecting his step to be challenged Congress and the court, Trump reiterated. ..…
In 1973, wary of post-Watergate presidency concerned about the use and duration of emergency proclamations, Congress organized Special Committee on National Emergencies and Delegated Emergency Powers. Trump is expected to claim power under the auspices of U.S.C § 2808. ..…
Trump said the action was needed after Congress blocked his efforts to get significant funds for the wall. . . . ..…
“The Constitution gives Congress, not the President, powers to do this.” . Becerra continued: “I believe Trump is telegraphing that he knows this is not a true national emergency. ..…
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters that Trump plans to combine about $6.7 in diverted funds with $1.375 in funds allocated by Congress in budget bill passed Thursday evening. ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Minority Leader Charles..…
The bill, is defeat for Trump Congress, other than record-long, 35-day December-January government shutdown that damaged U.S economy and his opinion poll numbers. . ... The Senate Democrats bill also would stop Trump from using appropriated money to acquire lands to build the..…
Hitting similar points as Trump, before Friday that the declaration comes in response to Congress refusal to meet Trump's border-wall demand. The standoff between Trump and Congress on the subject led to government shutdown that stretched from December into..…
In 1942, Congress amended Section 706 of Communications Act of 1934 to allow the president to shut down or take control of any facility or station for wire communication upon his proclamation that there exists state or threat of war involving United States, resurrecting Congress had provided..…
(Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Adam Smith only recently introduced a No First Use Act in both houses of Congress to stop Trump and future presidents from launching a nuclear war.) . ..…
Donald Trump, America’s Elected Dictator . by February 15, 2019 . . . After losing his battle against Congress to secure funding for his wall along the U.S...…
Trump had two years in which Republicans controlled both House and Senate — and could not convince Congress to give him funding for wall. ..…
President Trump has been thwarted by Congress yet again and is planning to declare emergency at the border so that he can go ahead and build the border wall that Congress wo not let him build.. ..…
Any underrepresentation of the real number of people living in states and localities could reduce representation in Congress and funding for New York and other states and localities across the country.” . The Trump administration is seeking to overturn U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of..…
A few weeks later, Congress passed — and Trump signed into law — the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform measure that eased harsh mandatory minimum sentences. ..…
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