The American Civil Liberties Union says President Donald Trump's veto of a resolution terminating his national emergency declaration is meaningless. The ACLU filed a lawsuit last month challenging the declaration on behalf of the Sierra Club and Southern Border Communities Coalition. __3:50 p.m.President Donald Trump has issued the first veto of his presidency, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. A dozen Republicans joined with Senate Democrats on Thursday to back the joint resolution disapproving of Trump's emergency declaration. ___1:15 p.m.President Donald Trump will sign the first veto of his presidency Friday, a day after Congress vote to terminate the national emergency Trump declared at the southern border.

Source: Economic Times March 15, 2019 20:26 UTC