In a White House meeting on border security Friday, President Trump said he's not planning on declaring a national emergency right now over border security. He said it was up to Congress to pass a spending bill. Photo: APWASHINGTON—President Trump said Friday he wasn’t planning any imminent declaration of a national emergency to pay for a border wall, saying it was “up to Congress” to pass a spending bill funding a barrier. In a White House meeting on border security Friday, Mr. Trump said: “What we’re not looking to do right now” is a national emergency. He called an emergency declaration an “easy solution” but said, “I’m not going to do it so fast.”...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 11, 2019 20:30 UTC