As the president declares a national emergency to get more money for a border barrier, it’s worth taking a look at what happened last time the government took private land along the Rio Grande.
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Trump announces national emergency at U.S.-Mexico border
Democrats have called the declaration “unlawful.”
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Beto O’Rourke turbocharges 2020 buzz with response to Trump rally in El Paso
The former Democratic congressman and U.S. Senate candidate avoided talking about 2020 on Monday — but it was virtually unavoidable as he starred in a split-screen night with President Donald Trump.
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Beto O’Rourke spoke in El Paso in a counter-rally to Donald Trump’s event
Beto O’Rourke spoke in El Paso Monday night at the same time as President Donald Trump’s El Paso rally. Watch it here.
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Watch Donald Trump’s El Paso rally
President Donald Trump visited El Paso for his first campaign rally in the border city.
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Beto O’Rourke to march, speak against border wall during Trump rally in El Paso
The rally comes as O’Rourke enters the final stages of deliberation over a potential presidential campaign.
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Trump signs bill to open the government, ending the longest shutdown in history
The deal will only keep things running for three weeks and comes without new money for a border wall. But the president hinted that he could declare an emergency to circumvent Congress and partially fulfill his chief campaign promise.
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Beto O’Rourke’s immigration plan: No wall, but few specifics
When it comes to many of the biggest policy issues facing the country today, Beto O’Rourke’s default stance is to call for a debate — even on issues related to the border and immigration.
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Donald Trump says Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick offered Texas’ help building the border wall
It’s unclear how serious the president is about the idea, but Gov. Greg Abbott expressed skepticism for such a plan since the federal government isn’t committing the billions of dollars Trump wants.
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Trump urges Democrats to fund border barrier, but stops short of ordering military to build it
In a televised address ahead of his trip to Texas, the president called border crossings a “humanitarian crisis.” But Trump didn’t declare an emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border as the weeks-long partial government shutdown continues amid his stalemate with Congress.
