Trump to declare emergency to build border wall; Senate passes bill to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON - The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump would sign a government spending bill even though it doesn't fund a border wall, but will also declare a national emergency to pull money for wall construction from other parts of the federal budget.
The declaration, which would involve a vast expansion of executive power, is certain to face court challenges and could provoke a showdown with Congress. Even some Republican loyalists had cautioned Trump against overstepping his authority, wary of letting the White House circumvent lawmakers' spending authority.
"President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other executive action - including a national emergency - to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border," said White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders. "The president is once again delivering on his
