national emergency

President Donald Trump officially declares a nationwide state of emergency, New York’s first drive-through testing site opens today, and a recent survey says the coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly three quarters of U.S. companies.

Wall Street staged a furious rally in the waning moments of the session on March 13 after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus, although major averages still suffered sharp losses for the week.

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic after more than 1,700 cases were confirmed.

President Donald Trump late Tuesday vetoed a joint resolution that would overturn his national emergency declaration regarding the southern border, which was used to help obtain border wall funding.

The house voted 236 to 174 on Sep. 27 to end the national emergency due to the overwhelming flow of migrants showing up at the southern border. President Donald Trump is expected to veto this resolution.

A former Border Patrol chief in the Obama administration, who was fired by the Trump administration in 2017, told national television on March 21 that there is “absolutely a national emergency” at the U.S.-Mexico border. Mark Morgan, who served as Obama’s Border Patrol chief for most of 2016, told Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” that there […]

President Donald Trump used the first veto of his presidency on March 15 to override a congressional resolution, which terminated his national emergency declaration over the crisis on the southwest border. Trump made the announcement in the oval office flanked by law enforcement officials and mothers of people killed by illegal aliens. “Today I am […]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) announced over the weekend that he will vote against President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border, siding with Democrats despite ample evidence of a border crisis. Paul said that he opposed former President Barack Obama’s executive orders. “I would literally lose my political soul if I decided […]

WASHINGTON—The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy at the Department of Defense said on Jan. 29 that President Donald Trump has the authority to use the military to construct a barrier without calling a national emergency, as he has said he might do if he can’t get funding for a border wall through Congress. Testifying at the […]