Trump declared a national emergency last week in order to take money Congress had appropriated for other activities and use it to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Trump’s move came after Congress declined to fulfill his request for US $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter on Wednesday to both Democratic and Republican members inviting them to cosponsor Castro’s resolution. She said the House “will move swiftly to pass this bill.”Both the House and the Republican-led Senate could pass a resolution terminating the emergency by majority vote. The lawsuit said Trump’s declaration was a misuse of presidential power.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2019 02:48 UTC