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Afghan Army soldiers march to a briefing at Camp Shorabak in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

News in Brief

Money Meant for the Afghan Military Is Paying for Trump’s Border Wall

The Department of Defense has reallocated over $600 million from the Afghan National Security Forces to build the wall, following Trump's national emergency declaration.

Christopher Jones

View of the U.S.–Mexico border wall on January 7th, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico.

Social Justice

A Court Might Block Trump’s Wall as Vice President Pence Argues Judges Should Not Have the Power to

The ACLU is suing the Trump administration over the president's national emergency declaration.

Massoud Hayoun

Environment

What Can a President Do During a National Emergency Over Climate Change?

Environmental law experts say the presidential powers unlocked by declaring a national emergency are the wrong tools for solving the climate crisis.

Kate Wheeling

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in front of a model of the Opportunity rover

Stories You Might Have Missed Last Week

Americans are behind on car payments, coastal-access advocates get good news, and NASA says goodbye to an old friend.

Rebecca Worby

People protest against President Donald Trump' national emergency declaration in front of the White House on February 18th, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The event was part of a national mobilization effort with protests to be held throughout the country. US President Trump on February 15th, 2019, invoked a 'national emergency' to justify tapping military and other funds for barrier construction, after Congress approved less than a fourth the $5.7 billion he had sought for border security.

Trump’s National Emergency Declaration Spurs Protests Across the Country

Protesters took to the streets at more than 140 events across the United States on Monday to oppose President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency on the country's southern border.

Jack Herrera

President Donald Trump inspects border wall prototypes with Chief Patrol Agent Rodney S. Scott in San Diego, California, on March 13th, 2018.

News in Brief

Trump Said He ‘Didn’t Need to’ Declare a National Emergency Over the Wall. Will That Destroy His Case?

Challengers to Trump's national-emergency declaration can use his own words against him.

Emily Moon

A stretch of existing border wall cuts through the World Birding Center at the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse Museum less then 10 miles east of Granjeno.

The ACLU Will Sue Trump Over His National Emergency Declaration

Within hours of Trump declaring a national emergency on the border, the ACLU announced it would sue the president to prevent him from using military funds to pay for border wall construction.

Jack Herrera

President Donald Trump speaks about a state of emergency from the Rose Garden of the White House on February 15th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

The Majority of Americans Oppose a Border Wall

Recent polling reveals that most Americans oppose the expansion of the border wall, and two-thirds oppose Trump using emergency powers to fund its construction.

Jack Herrera