President Trump’s last-minute tantrum nearly derailed a deal to avert another government shutdown, and forced the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, to accept an emergency declaration.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/border-wall-deal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The case of Steve Cheatham shows why so many families were pinning their hopes on the bipartisan criminal justice overhaul. For Mr. Cheatham, the reprieve came too late.
When it comes to congressional end runs, lawmakers warn President Trump that what goes around comes around.
A bill to fund the government includes nothing for the president’s promised border wall, but he planned to bypass Congress by declaring a national emergency.
The United States government now owes more than $22 trillion, but debt reduction is no longer a top issue in Washington.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/national-debt-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The runner said the attack by a young cat in North Colorado won’t keep him from returning to the trails. But in the future, he’ll do so with a friend.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/us/mountain-lion-attack-travis-kauffman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Here is a breakdown of some of the biggest stories in the nation’s capital.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/us/trump-border-wall-news-today.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
In 2005, Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., 55, opened fire at three young men crossing through his neighborhood to reach an evacuation site.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/us/hurricane-katrina-roland-bourgeois.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Congress has tools to override the president’s declaration, but opponents most likely do not have the votes to overcome a veto.
Declaring a national emergency over a border wall lets the president avoid another damaging shutdown while not surrendering. But it could do long-term damage, experts say.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/us/politics/trump-national-emergency-law.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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