The initial news of Trump’s decision came via Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said Trump would sign the bill to avoid a shutdown and then declare a national emergency at the same time. The official did not specify where all of that money would come from or whether the White House executive action would withstand a court challenge. A separate White House official said Trump will both sign the funding bill and the paperwork for his executive actions, including the national emergency, at a 10 a.m. Friday event in the White House Rose Garden. That White House official said the funding will break down as:$1.375 billion from the Homeland Security appropriations bill. Even after McConnell’s announcement, the White House was scrambling to make Trump’s intentions official.

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2019 09:33 UTC