Friday, February 15, 2019

President Donald Trump declares national emergency on US-Mexico border


US President Donald Trump is declaring a national emergency to pay for his wall on the US-Mexico border.

That's as Democrats accuse President Trump of "a gross abuse of power" and cutting out the US Congress.

And as our Washington correspondent Kevin McAleese reports, a fierce legal battle is now expected to start:

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