The White House issued a formal veto threat Tuesday ahead of the House vote, ramping up pressure on Republicans to hold the line. TRUMP'S BORDER WALL PROTOTYPES TO COME DOWNVice President Mike Pence discussed the issue with GOP senators during their weekly private lunch. "The Vice President made a compelling case that the border crisis is real and President Trump has both the authority and legal backing to declare a national emergency." Senate voting on Trump's emergency order could drag under a rarely used procedure, which an aide said is possibly a first for the chamber. Trump's declaration of a national emergency gives him access to about $3.6 billion in funding for military construction projects to divert to border fencing.

Source: Fox News February 26, 2019 23:47 UTC