But Republican vote counters are confident that the tally won't get near the two-thirds that would overturn a Trump veto. Democratic leaders said Monday that the vote is not about the merits of Trump's wall but how Trump is trampling on the Constitution by grabbing money that he can't obtain through normal means. Describing the argument Republican leaders are using to tamp down opposition within their party, he said, "There's an emergency along the border." Senate voting on Trump's emergency order could drag under a rarely used procedure, which an aide said is possibly a first for the chamber. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool via Reuters)In addition, 28 Republican former House members and senators, many of them from the party's shrinking moderate wing, wrote an open letter declaring their opposition to Trump's emergency declaration.

Source: CBC News February 26, 2019 15:14 UTC