Trump’s Emergency Declaration Is a Test Republicans Didn’t Want to Take
For weeks, GOP senators have warned the president against pursuing extraordinary measures. What now?
There was a climactic moment Thursday afternoon as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on the Senate floor that President Donald Trump would sign a compromise deal on border-security funding, but would also declare a national emergency to try to build his wall. What happens next will be a test of the mettle of Republicans in the Senate—though if the past is any indication, it’s likely to be more of an anticlimax.
The announcement, by White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, capped a tense afternoon, as the mood on Capitol Hill shifted from
