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Joe Biden Ends President Trump’s National Emergency on Southern Border

February 14, 2021February 13, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Joe Biden has announced that his administration will be ending the declaration of a national emergency on the southern border that was first declared by the Trump Administration, as reported by Fox News.

President Trump first declared the national emergency in February of 2019, which allowed him to allocate billions of federal dollars to the construction of the wall after Congress repeatedly blocked his efforts to do so. The move allowed for nearly 500 miles of new border wall to be constructed by the end of his first term. Biden announced the decision in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in which he described the policy as “unwarranted.”

Governor Walz Declares Peacetime Emergency, COVID-19 Spreads to Rural Counties

March 15, 2020March 14, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Health officials identified seven new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota Saturday morning, including the first case in a rural county.

Trump Declares National Emergency to Deal With COVID-19; Announces ‘Drive-Thru Testing’

March 14, 2020March 13, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

President Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, amid media hysteria and a tumbling stock market. The virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has infected more than 1,700 people in the United States, and killed 41 of them.

President Trump to Declare National Emergency in Response to Coronavirus

March 13, 2020May 21, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency Friday afternoon in response to the coronavirus outbreak, various reports claimed.

Senate Fails to Override Trump’s Veto on Border Emergency

October 20, 2019October 19, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

After the United States Congress voted to end President Trump’s national emergency declaration on the southern border, the President vetoed that resolution; yesterday, the Senate failed to override his veto, according to Politico.

President Trump to Veto Congressional Resolution Attempting to Stop Him From Building the Wall

March 16, 2019January 2, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Robert Romano “VETO!” That was President Donald Trump’s one-word response on Twitter to the Senate after it passed a resolution to overturn his national emergency declaration on the southern border. The resolution passed 59 to 41, with 12 Senate Republicans voting in favor. VETO! — Donald J. Trump…

US Senate Rejects Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

March 15, 2019March 14, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The U.S. Congress on Thursday formally rejected President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to fund border wall construction, as the Senate voted 59 to 41 to disapprove the executive action, weeks after the House of Representatives did the same. Twelve Senate Republicans joined a unified Democratic caucus to pass the…

Josh Hawley Explains Why He’ll Defend Trump’s National Emergency on the Senate Floor

March 13, 2019March 12, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Nick Givas Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said he will stand with President Donald Trump and vote “no” on the Senate’s resolution of disapproval of his national emergency. “Look, first of all, we have a crisis at the border. And it’s clear to anybody who’s looked at…

Commentary: Say It Ain’t So Rand, Say It Ain’t So

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by CHQ Staff Our liberty-minded friend Senator Rand Paul has apparently come out in support of a resolution blocking President Trump’s use of a national emergency declaration to fund the much-needed security wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. According to multiple media reports, Sen. Paul said in a speech Saturday…

Senator Rand Paul Will Vote Against Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

March 4, 2019March 3, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Henry Rogers Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said he will vote against a resolution in an attempt to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency for border wall funding. Paul will join a group of three Republicans who have expressed their concerns with Trump’s declaration for a national emergency, saying…

Commentary: Hamstrung Dems Are Powerless to Stop Trump’s Border Declaration

February 27, 2019February 26, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Jeffrey A. Rendall Why are we still talking about this? You’re forgiven if you’re wondering the same thing, referring to the controversy over illegal immigration, border security and President Donald Trump’s recent national emergency declaration, which addressed the perpetual problem of aliens streaming over the line between America and…

Commentary: If Congressional GOP Votes Against the National Emergency, President Trump Will Be Proven Right About the Swamp

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Robert Romano By declaring a national emergency on the southern border and at least attempting to repurpose military construction funds to the wall — whether for steel or concrete barriers or both — President Donald Trump has politically inoculated himself against Congress’ failure to deliver on his signature…

House Democrats to Challenge Trump’s Border Emergency Declaration

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are preparing to introduce a resolution challenging President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the country’s southern border. The resolution sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas is set to be filed Friday, and could get a vote in the full…

How Many Times Trump’s Predecessors Declared a National Emergency

February 21, 2019February 20, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Fred Lucas The push for a border barrier marks President Donald Trump’s fourth declaration of a national emergency—about a third as many as his three immediate predecessors in their two terms. The number of declared emergencies puts Trump on a par with Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W.…

Keith Ellison Joins Multi State Lawsuit Against Trump National Emergency Declaration

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday night that he would be joining a multi-state lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. “President Trump, who has been unable to persuade Congress and the country that a wall is necessary, is forcing a constitutional crisis that harms the people of Minnesota.…

Minnesota Activist Groups Protest Trump’s ‘Fake National Emergency’ Across the State

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Resistance groups across the state organized protests Monday against President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. The statewide protests were part of a national grassroots effort to oppose the president’s “fake national emergency.” According to USA Today, rallies took place all across the country, many of which were organized in conjunction…

White House Defends Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

February 18, 2019February 17, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border to thwart illegal immigration. “He could choose to ignore this crisis, but he chose not to,” Trump adviser Stephen Miller, a border security hardliner, told Fox News Sunday.…

Trump Was Sued Over His National Emergency Declaration in Less Than Six Hours

February 17, 2019January 2, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Kevin Daley Public Citizen, a Washington-based consumer group, filed the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration concerning the southern border Friday night. The complaint, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, says the president’s declaration violates the separation of powers principles…

Commentary: President Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott Can Use the Constitution to Build The Wall

February 16, 2019February 15, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by George Ralsey It is clear to us that President Trump will get no help to secure the southern border from Capitol Hill’s Republican “leadership” and if the Wall is to be built it will only be accomplished through executive action. Much ink and hot air have been expended…

McConnell: President Donald Trump Will Sign Funding Bill, Announce National Emergency for Border Wall

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Zachery Schmidt

President Donald Trump is set to declare a national emergency Thursday evening to deal with the southern border crisis, a move that will come as he signs the bi-partisans border security legislation passed by the Senate earlier in the day and expected to be passed later in the day by…

Trump Calls Border Wall Negotiations ‘A Waste of Time’

February 2, 2019February 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Carla Babb President Donald Trump is calling bipartisan congressional talks over border wall funding a “waste of time.” In a White House interview with The New York Times Thursday, Trump again hinted he may declare a national emergency in order to bypass Congress and build the wall without…

President Trump Mulls Declaring ‘National Emergency’ to Build Wall, Predicts Movement in Negotiations with Democrats by Mid-Week

January 7, 2019January 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Echoing remarks from a White House press conference Friday, President Trump reiterated Sunday his option to declare the United States’ porous southern border a national emergency, thereby circumventing Congress in order fund the construction of a physical barrier to halt illegal immigrants from simply walking into the country. “I may…

Commentary: The Migrant ‘Caravan’ Marching Northbound To Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas, and What The U.S. Constitution Has To Say About It

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Gregory Watson

The United States Constitution does contain a few references relative to immigration and naturalization as well as to persons seeking to enter the United States in contravention of its laws — whether violently or non-violently and whether singly or in the form of a human tsunami. In its Article I,…