Senate Votes to Overturn Trump’s National Emergency

The Senate voted 59 to 41 Thursday to overturn the national emergency declared by President Trump last month, passing a resolution rejecting his declaration that had already cleared the House.Trump declared the national emergency last month in order to appropriate $8 billion for the construction of the southern-border wall that was his signature campaign promise. The president made the move after Congress refused to grant him the $5.7 billion he'd requested for the wall, appropriating