Post by Native Mouse on Feb 17, 2019 0:44:18 GMT -5
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WASHINGTON — [HASH]President Trump declared a [HASH]NationalEmergency on the border with [HASH]Mexico on Friday in order to access billions of dollars that Congress refused to give him to build a wall there, transforming a highly charged policy dispute into a confrontation over the separation of powers outlined in the [HASH]Constitution.
Trying to regain momentum after losing a grinding two-month battle with lawmakers over funding the wall, Mr. Trump asserted that the flow of drugs, criminals and illegal immigrants from Mexico constituted a profound threat to national security that justified unilateral action.
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