US House passes bill rejecting Donald Trump''s border wall emergency
By a vote of 245-182, the House passed the resolution, setting up a vote in the Republican-controlled Senate where the resolution`s chances were slimmer, but seemed to be improving.
Feb 27, 2019, 08:06 AM IST
US House Democrats move to block Trump's emergency declaration on border
Trump`s move came after Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
Feb 21, 2019, 10:08 AM IST
Illegal immigration urgent national crisis, says Donald Trump; vows to build border wall
Trump used part of his speech to offer a spirit of compromise, but whether Trump and his opponents would follow through was far from clear with both sides entrenched in long-held positions and girding for 2020 elections.
Feb 06, 2019, 08:41 AM IST
White House weighs emergency, Army funds diversion for border wall- reports
The federal government partially shut down on Dec 22 when Trump and lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to fund several agencies whose funding had expired for reasons unrelated to Trump`s wall.
Jan 11, 2019, 11:51 AM IST
Donald Trump demands US border wall, sidesteps declaring emergency
Facing Democratic opposition in Congress to a wall, Trump said in a prime-time televised speech that there was a growing security crisis at the US-Mexico border.
Jan 09, 2019, 08:26 AM IST
