Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Updated 9:41 pm PDT, Thursday, March 14, 2019 Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution to annul President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. less Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution to annul President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, on Capitol ... more Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Image 1 of 9 Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution … [Read more...] about Senate votes against Trump border emergency
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The 12 Senate Republicans who defied Trump and voted to terminate the border wall national emergency
John Haltiwanger, provided by Published 3:40 pm CDT, Thursday, March 14, 2019 Getty Images Twelve Republican senators on Thursday voted in favor of a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration to build his border wall. This is a major rebuke of Trump and led the president to tweet "VETO!" minutes after the vote — an apparent threat to sign the first veto of his presidency. The resolution already passed in the Democrat-controlled House in February, but this is particularly embarrassing for Trump given Republicans have a majority in the Senate. A dozen Republican senators on Thursday voted in favor of a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's controversial national emergency aimed at obtained funding for a wall along the US-Mexico border. The Senate voted 59-41 to pass the resolution. This is a major legislative embarrassment for Trump, and comes just a day after the Senate also rebuked the president by … [Read more...] about The 12 Senate Republicans who defied Trump and voted to terminate the border wall national emergency
Senate votes to block Trump’s ‘emergency’ at border; veto looms
The Senate voted Thursday to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency intended to allow funding of a border wall. Trump said he would veto the measure, which passed the House by a large margin last month.Trump spent Thursday morning on Twitter attempting to pressure Republicans to back him on the issue.“A big National Emergency vote today by The United States Senate on Border Security & the Wall (which is already under major construction),” said Trump. “I am prepared to veto, if necessary. The Southern Border is a National Security and Humanitarian Nightmare, but it can be easily fixed!”“The Democrats are ‘Border Deniers.’ They refuse to see or acknowledge the Death, Crime, Drugs and Human Trafficking at our Southern Border!” he wrote later, adding, “A vote for today’s resolution by Republican Senators is a vote for Nancy Pelosi, Crime, and the Open Border Democrats!” 23 PHOTOS President … [Read more...] about Senate votes to block Trump’s ‘emergency’ at border; veto looms
Senate votes to reject Trump’s border emergency declaration
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Alan Fram and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press March 14, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-run Senate rejected President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border on Thursday, setting up a veto fight and dealing him a conspicuous rebuke as he tested how boldly he could ignore Congress in pursuit of his highest-profile goal.The Senate voted 59-41 to cancel Trump’s February proclamation of a border emergency, which he invoked to spend $3.6 billion more for border barriers than Congress had approved. Twelve Republicans joined Democrats in defying Trump in a showdown many GOP senators had hoped to avoid because he commands die-hard loyalty from millions of conservative voters who could punish defecting lawmakers in next year’s elections.With the Democratic-controlled House’s approval of the same … [Read more...] about Senate votes to reject Trump’s border emergency declaration
Senate votes to terminate Trump national emergency as 12 Republicans join Democrats in rebuke to the president
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE March 14, 2019, 11:46 AM GMT / Updated March 14, 2019, 6:54 PM GMT By Allan Smith and Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 59-41 on Thursday to cancel President Donald Trump's national security declaration to fund a wall on the border, picking up the support of 12 Republicans to put the measure over the top. Trump has vowed to veto the measure, which would block him from making an end run around Congress to obtain billions of federal dollars to build the wall that has been set aside for other purposes. The vote represents an unusual bipartisan Senate rebuke to Trump's methods, which could play a role in coming lawsuits against the emergency declaration. A growing number of Senate Republicans said Thursday that they would vote in favor of a Democratic resolution aimed at killing President Donald Trump's national … [Read more...] about Senate votes to terminate Trump national emergency as 12 Republicans join Democrats in rebuke to the president