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Congress passes budget bill; Trump is expected to sign it, then declare emergency; An emergency declaration by Trump will lead to lawsuits. Lots of them.

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'Off the rails': Inside Trump's attempt to claim victory in his border wall defeat The president nearly blew up negotiations again on Thursday, frustrated by a bipartisan agreement that again failed to provide funding for his signature campaign promise. By Robert Costa, Rachael Bade, Josh Dawsey and Seung Min Kim · Read more Congress passes budget bill; Trump is expected to sign it, then declare emergency A national emergency declaration, the White House said, would let President Trump build a border wall even though the budget deal has little funding for it. By Erica Werner, Damian Paletta, Seung Min Kim and Rachael Bade · Read more   An emergency declaration by Trump will lead to lawsuits. Lots of them. House Democrats and certain states are likely to seek injunctions to prevent the president from reallocating money for a border wall. By Fred Barbash, Ellen Nakashima and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Analysis Power Up: Here's how we got to Trump declaring a national emergency There's plenty of blame to go around. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   House Democrats to challenge Trump's emergency declaration; Republicans divided on action The House speaker noted that if the GOP backs the president on an emergency declaration, a future Democratic president could declare an emergency on gun violence. By Rachael Bade, Seung Min Kim, Mike DeBonis and Paul Kane · Read more   Book review Andrew McCabe's disturbing account of working for Sessions and Trump The former FBI deputy director recounts the dysfunction at the top of the Justice Department. By Greg Miller · Read more   Analysis The Trailer: The centrists are entering the Democratic primary In this edition: The centrists enter the Democratic primary, the official debate rules are out, and the Young Turks wants to interview the 2020 field. By David Weigel · Read more   Howard Schultz' challenge to Democrats: Nominate a centrist for president and I'll abandon my independent campaign The former Starbucks CEO said he would be willing to shutter his campaign after spending millions to influence the contest and also tried to clarify his remarks about race. By Michael Scherer and Tracy Jan · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker · Analysis Trump's false claim that violent crime hasn't gone down 'in a long while' The violent crime rate and murder rate have been going down fairly steadily since 1991. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   Trump's doctor says he is in good health, despite gaining weight The president has not had any major changes to his health status in the past year, according to a memorandum signed by his doctor and released by the White House. By Toluse Olorunnipa and Carolyn Y. Johnson · Read more   Trump's company shelves hotel expansion, blaming political attacks and negative coverage The Trump Organization had sought to create two hotel chains aimed at reaching customers mostly in places where the president has become politically popular. By Jonathan O'Connell and David A. Fahrenthold · Read more   Recommended for you Get the Technology 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up

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