Tuesday's Headlines: Trump aides lay foundation for emergency order to build wall
Trump's claim that Mexico is paying for the wall; To build wall as a national emergency, Trump would need to tap existing military budget; Congressional Democrats turn up the heat...
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The president, who will address the nation Tuesday night, increasingly views a national emergency declaration as a viable, if risky, way for him to build a portion of his long-promised barrier, according to senior administration officials.
More than 200 times, Trump promised that Mexico would pay for the wall. Now he falsely says he's keeping his promise through the revised trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
A growing coalition of Senate Democrats says the chamber should not vote on anything that doesn't reopen the federal government. House leaders have lined up a series of bills to fund shuttered agencies.
By Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim and Jeff Stein • Read more »
Congress, the Pentagon and others are worried about Beijing's takeover of the U.S. transit rail car market. The China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. has won four large U.S. transit rail car contracts since 2014 and is expected to be a strong contender for a Metro contract.
By Robert McCartney and Faiz Siddiqui • Read more »
The Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide with a dominant performance during the College Football Playoff final to win their third national championship in school history.
By Chuck Culpepper and Desmond Bieler • Read more »
The nation is now far off course from what the Obama administration promised under the Paris agreement, leaving a big gap for the rest of the world to make up.
Last month, Trump declared the Islamic State defeated in Syria and said troops would be "coming back now." Since then, senior officials have issued a series of statements that indicate support for a flexible departure timetable.
A confrontation between the court and the U.S.-based attorney for Concord Management and Consulting threatens to complicate the already complex prosecution of the company.
Gavin Newsom is eager to rebuff the Trump administration more loudly than did his predecessor, Jerry Brown. He's also expected, given the budget surplus and unchecked Democratic power, to approve more expensive progressive initiatives.
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