Senate fails to override Trump veto on border wall – By Stephen Dinan (The Washington Times) / October 17 2019
Senators gave a backhand approval Thursday to President Trump’s border emergency wall-building plans by failing to override his veto.
Ten Republicans sided with Democrats, mustering 53 votes in favor of overturning Mr. Trump — but it was far short of the two-thirds tally needed to actually force the president to retreat.
The failure means Mr. Trump’s February emergency proclamation declaring a border emergency, and claiming powers to shift money from the Pentagon to wall-building, remains in effect.
But he still faces legal hurdles, with a federal judge in Texas last week ruling the proclamation illegal. That judge is still deciding what penalty to impose.
A construction worker’s gloved hand is seen through a portion of the 30-foot tall bollard fence as work continues on the U.S./Mexico border fence two miles east of the Lukeville, Arizona port of entry on Oct. 8, 2019. An effort … more >
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