BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham issued a statement Thursday [1-10-19] calling for President Donald Trump to invoke national emergency powers to fund his border wall…The statement from the key Trump ally came shortly after Graham said efforts to forge a deal with congressional Democrats had fallen flat. GOP senators gathered in Graham’s office a day prior to discuss a deal that would bring an end to the ongoing government shutdown while securing money for Trump’s proposed border with Mexico. Trump has repeatedly floated funding his wall by declaring a national emergency. On Thursday, he reaffirmed his position a day after walking out on Democrats at a White House meeting to resolve their impasse over his wall…Democrats have said the move would not withstand legal scrutiny, and some Republicans have expressed hesitancy about the prospect.”
–Eli Watkins, “Lindsey Graham calls for Trump to use emergency powers to fund border wall,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, January 10, 2019 6:55 pm