executive order: The vote in the Democratic-controlled House comes on legislation to revoke Trump's executive order from earlier this month and would send it to the Republican-held Senate, where it would take only a handful of GOP defections to pass it, according to Nine News Australia. Trump is likely to prevail in the end since he could use his first-ever veto to kill the measure if it passes Congress, but the White House is seeking to minimise defections among the president's GOP allies to avoid embarrassment. To improve your experience update it here News World House to vote on measure revoking Trump's emergency order By Associated Press4 56pm Feb 26, are moving quickly to try to roll back US President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to siphon billions of dollars from the military to fund construction of a fence along the US-Mexico border. Representative Joaquin Castro, Democrat, accompanied by other member of Congress, speaks about a resolution to block President Donald Trump's emergency border security declaration. But GOP vote counters are confident that the tally won't get near the two-thirds that would overturn a Trump veto. AAP The vote could be challenging for GOP lawmakers who view themselves as conservative protectors of the Constitution and the powers of the federal purse that are reserved for Congress.
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