U.S. House votes to block Trump’s border emergency declaration
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to revoke
Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on
the border with Mexico, handing the President a stinging rebuke on his
signature issue.
In a 245-182 vote, the
Democratic-majority House rejected Trump’s assertion that he could use
money for the wall that Congress had appropriated for other purposes.
The
bill now moves to the Republican-run Senate, where it also could pass,
given some Republicans’ concerns about the president’s actions. But
Trump has vowed to veto the measure if it reaches his desk, and a veto
override, which requires a two-thirds majority of both chambers, is seen
as unlikely.







