12 G.O.P. SENATORS DEFECT TO BLOCK EMERGENCY MOVE.

The article reports that 12 U.S. Republicans joined Senate Democrats to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border on March 14, 2019. Topics discussed include their argument that Trump had exceeded his powers in trying to build a border wall, this move as a sign that the Republican majority is reasserting its authority with the president and views on the use of emergency powers in this circumstance.