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March 18, 2019 at 2:48 pm

Pentagon lists possible project cuts to pay for wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon sent a 20-page list of military construction projects to Congress on Monday that might be slashed to pay for President... Updated 12:35 am

March 13, 2019 at 9:12 pm

Senate slaps down Trump border emergency; Republicans defect WATCH

In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats Thursday to block the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared so he could...

March 12, 2019 at 9:07 pm

Senate GOP effort on Trump border wall seems to fall short

WASHINGTON (AP) — An eleventh-hour rescue mission by Republican senators to stave off an awkward defeat for President Donald Trump on his declaration of a...

March 12, 2019 at 1:28 pm

Senate rejection of Trump border emergency no longer certain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Republican senators sought compromise Tuesday on limiting presidents' powers to unilaterally declare national emergencies, as chances improved that...

March 11, 2019 at 10:22 am

In Dems’ ‘Medicare for All’ battle cry, GOP sees ’20 weapon

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Medicare for All" has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year's congressional races are...

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February 28, 2019 at 9:13 pm

Opponents of Trump border emergency close to votes needed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate opponents of President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border have moved very close to having enough...

February 28, 2019 at 7:21 am

Trump border emergency foes close in on needed Senate votes

The proposal is identical to the one-sentence measure the Democratic-controlled House approved earlier this week. The new legislation gives the Senate and the four centrist...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks at a news conference about the House’s Tuesday vote on a declaration of disapproval of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the Mexican border, in Washington, Feb. 25, 2019. More than 25 former Republican lawmakers and nearly 60 former top national security officials are imploring Republicans to reject President Trump’s emergency declaration. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT137 XNYT137

February 25, 2019 at 9:24 pm

House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall

The president is sure to prevail in the end since he could use his first-ever veto to kill the measure, but the White House is...

February 25, 2019 at 4:45 pm

NC’s Tillis is 2nd GOP senator to oppose Trump emergency

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina's Thom Tillis on Monday became the second Senate Republican to promise a vote to block President Donald Trump's declaration of...

February 25, 2019 at 1:48 pm

Dems block Senate GOP bill on infants surviving abortions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican bill that would have threatened prison for doctors who don't try saving the life of...