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    Trump, testing limits of presidential authority, to declare border emergency

    by Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times Feb 15, 2019 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to cap months of speculation and two years of failed negotiations over fortifying the southern border by declaring an emergency on Friday, initiating almost certain legal challenges over the extent of his executive power as well as a new set of political risks.

    The declaration is intended to circumvent Congress, which has refused to spend the billions needed to deliver on Trump's central campaign promise, a wall he had long insisted would be paid for by Mexico.

    Administration officials

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