A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to spend billions to construct a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border with Defense Department funds. Trump declared a national emergency in February to redirect funding from the Department of Defense to begin construction of his long-promised border wall. THAT LOOSE CHANGE LEFT AT AIRPORTS MAY BE USED TO HELP FUND BORDER OPERATIONSThe move was a workaround Congress, which had not given in to his demands to fund the barrier. Gilliam's ruling doesn't prevent the Trump administration from using other sources to fund the wall. Trump declared the national emergency after a stand-off between him and Democrats over border wall funding resulted in the 35-day partial government shutdown.

Source: Fox News May 25, 2019 01:18 UTC