Border wall
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
Republicans’ virus aid bill includes millions for military projects that Trump raided for border wall
Trump’s move to “reprogram” Pentagon money to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has been a long-running dispute between the administration and Congress.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Pentagon slashes $3.8 billion from military so Trump can transfer it to border wall
Trump faced no consequences from Congress when making similar transfers last year, when the Pentagon canceled dozens of construction projects to free up $3.6 billion and transferred $2.5 billion in counter-drug money.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2020
Winds topple border wall on California-Mexico border
Strong winds caused several panels of a new barrier wall to fall over into Mexico.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2020
Federal courts rule in favor of border walls both public and private
A private border wall in South Texas could start construction in the coming days and a separate ruling allows the president to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2019
House committee chair calls for investigation into award of border wall contract
The $400 million contract went to a company that the president personally urged military officials to hire.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2019
Another View: Massacre in Mexico demands American response
Sending troops isn't the right answer – building a civil society is.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
Senate passes measure to block Trump on military base project cuts
The House is likely to pass the measure too, but Trump will likely veto it.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2019
Jim Fossel: Collins took right tack to oppose Trump on wall
She rightly supports a new vote to undo the president's emergency declaration, and rightly opposed a Democratic plan to block funds for it and other projects.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2019
Commentary: Texan offers Mainers a practical primer on U.S. Border ‘patrolling’
Given a new chief Border Patrol agent's plans to expand warrantless searches here, Mainers should prepare for challenges to their constitutional rights.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Pentagon takes money from projects in Puerto Rico, Europe to fund border wall
President Trump is taking the money from 127 military construction projects after Congress, to which the Constitution gives the power of the purse, refused to fund the border wall.