The Washington Post Published 2:09 pm PST, Monday, January 7, 2019 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 'Post Reports' podcast: President Trump considers emergency powers to build wall 1 / 1 Back to Gallery "Post Reports" is the daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you've come to expect from the newsroom of The Post -- for your ears. - - - In this episode: President Donald Trump is threatening to call a national emergency to build a border wall. Post reporter David Nakamura explains whether that's possible, or even legal. Plus, tech reporter Geoffrey Fowler takes us on a ride with a self-driving car. - - - Embed Code: … [Read more...] about ‘Post Reports’ podcast: President Trump considers emergency powers to build wall
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Trump’s Wall, Trump’s Shutdown and Trump’s Side of the Story
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Politics | Trump’s Wall, Trump’s Shutdown and Trump’s Side of the Story Supported by News Analysis ByPeter Baker and Maggie Haberman Jan. 4, 2019 WASHINGTON — At first, he vowed to “take the mantle” for closing part of the federal government. Then he blamed Democrats, saying they “now own the shutdown.” By Friday, President Trump was back to owning it again. “I’m very proud of doing what I’m doing,” he declared. Two weeks into the showdown over a border wall, Mr. Trump is now crafting his own narrative of the confrontation that has come to consume his presidency. Rather than a failure of negotiation, the shutdown has become a test of political virility, one in which he insists he is receiving surreptitious support from unlikely quarters. Not … [Read more...] about Trump’s Wall, Trump’s Shutdown and Trump’s Side of the Story
Trump admin lawyers working out details of using national emergency to build wall
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Jan. 4, 2019 / 9:52 PM GMT By Julia Ainsley WASHINGTON — As the government shutdown drags on, lawyers from the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon are meeting to discuss whether President Donald Trump can declare a national emergency to deploy troops and Defense Department resources to build his border wall, according to two sources with knowledge of the discussions. One of the sources, a senior administration official, said the White House has kept this option on the table for some time, but is now considering it more seriously. "Depending on the severity of crisis, it’s always been an option. Now that things are getting worse, we are looking at how that could be operationalized and used to confront the crisis," the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The official said the talks … [Read more...] about Trump admin lawyers working out details of using national emergency to build wall
Mo Brooks: ‘Now’ Is Time to Build Wall, Caravan ‘Hell-Bent on Assaulting Our National Sovereignty’
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is urging Congress to build President Trump’s proposed border wall, saying that a 7,000-strong migrant caravan is “hell-bent” on “assaulting our national sovereignty.” Brooks has cosponsored House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018 — which fully funds a border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border — and Rep. Bradley Byrne’s (R-AL) 50 Votes for the Wall Act, which Brooks says “neuters open borders Democrat Senator obstructionism by allowing a majority vote to pass legislation.”The populist-nationalist lawmaker says a border wall along the southern border is “now more than ever” necessary as a migrant caravan of Central American job-seekers and previously deported illegal aliens head to the U.S. through Mexico. Brooks said in a statement: Let me be very candid, illegal aliens are a plague on America. Illegal aliens take … [Read more...] about Mo Brooks: ‘Now’ Is Time to Build Wall, Caravan ‘Hell-Bent on Assaulting Our National Sovereignty’
U.S. tells China’s HNA to sell stake in NYC building near Trump Tower
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. government has ordered Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co Ltd [HNAIRC.UL] to sell its majority stake in a Manhattan building whose tenants include a police precinct tasked with protecting Trump Tower, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews foreign investments to weigh whether they present national security concerns, informed HNA several months ago that it had to divest itself of its holding in the building, the report https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-orders-chinese-company-to-sell-manhattan-building-near-trump-tower-1533917797 said, citing people familiar with the matter. CFIUS however did not explain to the aviation-to-financial services conglomerate why it had to sell the property, according to the report. At the behest of CFIUS, HNA set up a blind trust and transferred its stake in the building to the trust that has its own board of directors, which have a fiduciary … [Read more...] about U.S. tells China’s HNA to sell stake in NYC building near Trump Tower