The Senate will block Trump’s emergency declaration on the border wall, McConnell says, forcing the president to issue his first veto
WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that a resolution seeking to block President Trump from declaring a national emergency would pass the GOP-controlled Senate, forcing the president to issue his first veto in a bid to secure the funding he wants for a border wall.
The Senate leader’s prediction came a day after Sen. Rand Paul became the fourth GOP senator to say he would vote for the Democratic-crafted resolution of disapproval, giving it enough support to pass the Senate. The...
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