Democratic and Republican politicians have sharply criticised President Trump's plan to use emergency powers to pay for a border wall with Mexico. Trump is due to declare the emergency shortly in an attempt to bypass Congress, which has refused to approve $5.7bn (£4.4bn) for the wall. Declaring a national emergency would give Trump access to billions of dollars for his project. She said Trump would "take other executive action - including a national emergency - to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border". The package includes $1.3bn in funding for border security, including physical barriers, but it does not allot money towards Trump's wall.

Source: The Star February 15, 2019 16:30 UTC