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OPINION: Coronavirus vs. Populism in America

As the coronavirus continues to make its way across every continent (minus Antarctica), we have seen governments all over the world undertake preventative measures unheard of in modern history to control its spread.  Chinese authorities have locked down cities, constructed new hospitals, detained individuals suspected of being infected, and have even deployed robotic disinfectant sprayers…

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Senate Wars With Trump Over Executive Overreach, Blocking National Emergency Declaration

The Senate voted to put the ax to President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration which he planned to use to construct a border wall along the US/Mexico border on Thursday. This looks like it will set up the first veto battle with the current administration. The Senate passed a resolution to block the president’s emergency…

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Rand Paul Says There Will Be 10 Republican Senators Who Vote Against Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

Henry Rodgers  Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said there will be 10 Republican Senators who vote against the resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency for border wall funding Monday afternoon. Paul told a group of reporters on Capitol Hill that he thinks there will be 10 Senators who vote against Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro’s resolution, which…

Republican Senators Divided On National Emergency, Border Wall

Paul Ingrassia on February 14, 2019  Republican senators were mixed in their opinions on securing border wall funding Thursday, with some calling a national emergency necessary and others saying Congress should just “do its job” to come to a solution. Florida Sen. Rick Scott said a formal national emergency declaration was a necessary consideration given the reality of…

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Trump Administration is Preparing to Declare National Emergency to Build Border Wall According to Report

President Donald Trump is planning to declare a state of national emergency at the U.S. Southern border, and use those powers to order the construction of a border wall, according to a report by CNN. Trump has indicated that he is willing to take drastic measures to bypass Congress, especially considering that the Democrats are…

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Trump Will “Probably Definitely” Declare a State of Emergency To Get His Wall

President Trump said on Thursday that he would “almost definitely” declare a state of national emergency to build his border wall and fulfill a central promise of his campaign. Declaring a state of emergency would bypass the congressional process to construct a wall on the United States’ southern border. “If we don’t make a deal,…