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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution to annul President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump issues first veto after rebuke of border order

By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing on drug trafficking at the southern border in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Washington. Trump said during the event the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft &quot;effective immediately,&quot; in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump issues 1st veto, on border resolution

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Steven Mnuchin: ‘I will follow the law’ on any request for presidential tax returns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing on drug trafficking at the southern border in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Washington. Trump said during the event the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft &quot;effective immediately,&quot; in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Senate votes to block Trump border declaration

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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, leaves a Republican lunch meeting and heads to the chamber where he voted to reject President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

12 GOP senators join Dems to block Trump border declaration

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IN this March 13, 2019, photo, reporters pose questions to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. The Republican-led Senate is set to deal President Donald Trump a rebuke on his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, with the only remaining question how many GOP senators will join Democrats in defying him. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate slaps down Trump border emergency; Republicans defect

By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

United States Capitol building (Shutterstock)

Can Congress amend the Constitution?

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence, center, accompanied by his Chief of Staff Marc Short, second from left, leaves the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate rejection of Trump border emergency no longer certain

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Status of US national monuments following government review

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Trump wants $130M for deeper Savannah harbor in fiscal 2020

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Illustration on the history of anti-Semitism by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Hating Jewish people is as old as Judean Hills, remarkably diverse

By Clifford D. May

President Donald Trump's 2020 budget outline arrives on Capitol Hill at the House Budget Committee, in Washington, Monday morning March 11, 2019. Trump's new budget calls for billions more for his border wall, with steep cuts in domestic programs but increases for military spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump budget chief defends plan, says deficits will improve

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this Jan. 6, 2019, file photo, New York Attorney General Letitia James smiles during an inauguration ceremony in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

As New York probes business deals, Trump cries ‘HARASSERS’

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

Office of Management and Budget staff delivers President Donald Trump's 2020 budget outline to the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 11, 2019. Trump's new budget calls for billions more for his border wall, with steep cuts in domestic programs but increases for military spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Hospital groups protest cuts in Trump budget

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President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn after stepping off Marine One at the White House, Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s budget proposal offers preview of upcoming campaign

By ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, waves to the audience during South by Southwest on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Texas is an early primary state, but the real draw of the South by Southwest Festival in Austin for Democrats is face time with the party's ascendant young and liberal wing. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Hero or villain, Ocasio-Cortez remains a media fixation

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The federal budget deficit is ballooning on Trump’s watch and few in Washington seem to care. And the political dynamics that enabled bipartisan deficit-cutting deals decades ago has disappeared. That’s the reality that will greet Trump’s latest budget, which probably will promptly be shelved after it’s received by Congress on Monday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump proposes record spending, trillion-dollar deficit

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Economy Boost Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump should call out Congress to boost the economy

By Peter Morici

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, laughs during South by Southwest on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Austin, Texas. The festival has grown from obscure roots into a weeklong juggernaut of tech, politics and entertainment. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ** FILE **

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez media fixation not ending anytime soon

By David Bauder - Associated Press