WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's decision to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border to get financing of a wall on that border. The acting secretary of defense says he has not yet determined how much money he will redirect to President Donald Trump's border wall project. Shanahan said he has a great deal of discretion in deciding how to use the authorities granted to him in Trump's declaration of a national emergency on Friday. Overall, though, illegal border crossings are down from a high of 1.6 million in 2000. His declaration instantly transformed a contentious policy fight into a foundational dispute over the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.

Source: Economic Times February 16, 2019 22:41 UTC