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House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration

The Democratic majority is likely to approved the resolution and then the law says the Republican-controlled Senate would have to consider the measure too.

House Democrats plan to file a resolution Friday seeking to block President Trump's emergency declaration aimed at securing funds for building a border wall.

The "," led by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, received the backing of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in

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