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People and vehicles pass over the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge which connects the United States and Mexico on January 19, 2019 in El Paso, Texas.

Exclusive: Full Text of Bipartisan Declaration of Former Senior U.S. Officials Refuting President’s Claim of a National Emergency at Southern Border

Document: Full Text of Declaration of Former Senior U.S. Officials on National Emergency Declaration for Southern Border.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) delivers remarks during an event to celebrate Congress passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with President Donald Trump, Rep. Don Young (R-AK), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and fellow Republican members of the House and Senate on the South Lawn of the White House December 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Military Construction Funds and Local Politics that Will Shape GOP’s Stance on Trump’s Emergency Declaration

The politics of military construction will make the upcoming Senate vote on Trump's national emergency declaration a tough one for GOP members: they face a series of bad options…
Trump speaks on "border security" during a Rose Garden event at the White House February 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Power Struggle Over the Wall: Presidential Emergency Powers vs. Congressional Power of the Purse

Powerful piece by former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer. Bottom Line Up Front: "If I had been directed, when I was Chief Financial Officer…
A US worker and cement truck along construction of 32km of the border wall by order of US President Donald Trump on the border between Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico and Santa Teresa, New Mexico state, US, on April 17, 2018.

What You Need to Know about the “National Emergency Declaration”

Editor’s Note: This article was updated after the President’s announcement to add a fifth analysis. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday,…
Border fence under construction near New Mexico's Highway 9, near Santa Teresa on December 23, 2018.

A Caution to Pentagon Officials Asked to Obligate “National Emergency” Funds

The President reportedly is contemplating declaring there to be a “national emergency” at our southern border, and directing the Department of Defense (DoD) to finance the…
A US worker and cement truck along construction of 32km of the border wall by order of US President Donald Trump on the border between Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico and Santa Teresa, New Mexico state, US, on April 17, 2018.

Terrorists and the Southern Border: Myth and Reality

"The Intelligence Community is almost certainly not able to stand publicly behind what the White House and DHS are saying."
U.S. Army soldiers work fortifying the US-Mexico border fence with barbed wire on November 26, 2018 in Mexicali, Mexico.

Trump’s Plan to Have the Military Build a Wall is Illegal

As the shutdown stretches on, the Trump administration is beginning to realize the severity of its consequences for millions of Americans, and is desperately searching for a way…
Trash in a box overflows near the Lincoln memorial as some government services have been stopped during a government shutdown in Washington, DC, December 27, 2018.

Wrecking the Government to Build a Wall

Washington has muddled into and out of shutdowns before, but this one has the potential to be dangerously historic. The current impasse may become the straw that breaks the camel’s…

Getting Over the Wall

"The Wall is not the border security panacea that warrants the zero-sum brinkmanship that holds the federal workforce as a hostage."

Update: The Military, the Mexican Border and Posse Comitatus

Unlike the earlier deployment of National Guard personnel, the use of federal forces raises new issues concerning what they are permitted to do.

Exclusive: Mattis Drafting Specific Options for Using Defense Dollars to Pay for Trump’s Wall

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis feels that, at the very least, he owes Trump options for how the military could build the border wall, but all of them are fraught with political and…

Why We Need to Rethink the Mérida Initiative as a Function of National Security

Having suffered a stunning defeat in its efforts to reform healthcare and then securing a resounding win in its pursuit of across-the-board tax cuts, the Trump administration has…
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