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![President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the State Dining Room of the White House on April 4, 2023, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ap23101052790485-973602d227cd01a4a0d01606452e03847a458bc9-scaled-e1681226645911-900x422.jpg)
Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close… Read More
![The president declared a national emergency in February to access federal money to build a wall similar to this razor-wire-covered border wall separating Nogalas, Mexico (left) and Nogales, Ariz. Congress did not approve the full amount he asked for last year to follow through on a key campaign pledge.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_19063652902644-d90ecc8ec8cecb678c3125e1a2ad3d12744c1281-e1553624575325-900x422.jpg)
Trump’s National Emergency Stands As House Fails To Override Veto
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.
![President Trump speaks during a meeting with Ireland's prime minister in the Oval Office Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-1130384759trump-4139d3486862ec26f29d1a535c2f06f2d240eebe-e1552680816361-900x422.jpg)
Trump Vetoes Congressional Effort To Limit Border Wall Funding
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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President Trump used his veto pen for the first time Friday. GOP senators who bucked the president in Thursday’s vote said they did so to preserve congressional control over government spending.
![President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ap_19046617175756-84af46b294937b19525261c35aaa370192af4e80-e1550509292878-900x422.jpg)
Trump Will ‘Protect’ Emergency Declaration If Congress Disapproves, Miller Says
By: Matthew S. Schwartz | NPR
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The president is prepared to veto any congressional resolutions of disapproval on his declaration of a national emergency over border security, White House adviser Stephen Miller says.