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President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the State Dining Room of the White House on April 4, 2023, in Washington.

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Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

4:35am April 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years.

The president declared a national emergency in February to access federal money to build a wall similar to this razor-wire-covered border wall separating Nogalas, Mexico (left), and Nogales, Ariz. Congress did not approve the full amount he asked for last

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Trump's National Emergency Stands As House Fails To Override Veto

5:35pm March 26, 2019

by Deirdre Walsh

The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.

President Trump said Thursday he would "probably have to veto" the resolution blocking his emergency declaration to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Trump Vows Veto After Congress Blocks His Order To Build Border Wall

4:56pm March 14, 2019

by Susan Davis

The resolution to terminate the president's national emergency declaration sets up the likely first veto confrontation between Congress and the White House since President Trump took office.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., at the Capitol in 2018. Normally a close ally of President Trump, Paul announced that he would support a resolution to end Trump's emergency declaration to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Rand Paul Says He'll Vote Against Trump's Border Emergency, Likely Forcing A Veto

7:58am March 04, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Normally a close ally of President Trump, Paul becomes the fourth Republican who plans to vote with Democrats in opposition to the President's declaration of a national emergency.

New 18-foot, steel bollard fencing is replacing an old vehicle border near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in New Mexico. Environmentalists are concerned the new fencing will block off wildlife corridors.

Critics Say Border Wall Could Harm Wildlife Corridors And Sensitive Desert Terrain

5:00am February 21, 2019

by Mallory Falk

The wall along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across sensitive desert and mountainous terrain. But environmental regulations are waived for wall construction, raising concerns about longterm damage.

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President Trump speaks Friday in the Rose Garden at the White House, where he declared a national emergency. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans don't think there is an emergency.

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Poll: 6-In-10 Disapprove Of Trump's Declaration Of A National Emergency

5:14am February 19, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the majority of Americans oppose the president's national emergency declaration, don't believe there is an emergency and believe Trump's misusing his power.

President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border.

Trump Will 'Protect' Emergency Declaration If Congress Disapproves, Miller Says

11:33am February 18, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The president is prepared to veto any congressional resolutions of disapproval on his declaration of a national emergency over border security, White House adviser Stephen Miller says.

President Trump announces his emergency declaration during a Rose Garden event at the White House on Friday.

Politics & Government

Many Presidents Have Declared Emergencies — But Not Like Trump Has

4:12pm February 15, 2019

by Scott Horsley

When President Trump declared a national emergency on the Southern border on Friday, he claimed the move was routine — even as he acknowledged the administration is likely to face legal challenges.

During the State of the Union speech this month, President Trump reiterated his call for funding of a wall to block unauthorized migration along the southern border.

Emergency Declaration For Border Wall Could Tap Military Funds

8:27pm February 14, 2019

by David Welna

A 1982 law empowers the secretary of defense to redirect military construction funds during a presidentially declared national emergency.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was tapped to give the Spanish language response to the president's State of the Union address by top congressional Democratic leaders.

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California Attorney General Vows To Sue If Trump Uses Emergency Powers To Build Wall

11:39pm February 05, 2019

by Meg Anderson

Xavier Becerra argued in the Spanish language response to the president's speech that it would be illegal for the administration to declare a national emergency to pay to build a border wall.