What Happens If Trump Declares a National Emergency Over the Border Wall?
A legal expert on emergency powers weighs in.
National Emergency
How Many of Trump's Border Wall Claims Are True?
In his primetime address, Trump will try to frame the border as a national emergency and a humanitarian crisis. But the current pressure—and exigence for the address—comes from the ongoing government shutdown.
The United States' States of Emergencies
Trump's threat to use a national emergency for the border wall taps into a history of far-reaching executive power.
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The last time officials declared a nationwide public health emergency in the United States was in 2009, for the H1N1 flu outbreak.