BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “The House failed on Tuesday [3-26-19] to override President Donald Trump’s veto of legislation blocking his national emergency declaration at the border, capping off a months-long congressional battle over the president’s signature issue. Fourteen Republicans joined all Democrats on the 248-181 vote, far short of the two-thirds majority needed to overturn the first veto of Trump’s presidency. Now the fight over Trump’s unilateral move to build a border wall will fall to the courts, where its fate is uncertain. Democrats are expected to either file or join an existing lawsuit to stop Trump’s action, though leadership has been mum about their next legal steps. Their effort to overturn the emergency declaration, however, could help establish the will of Congress and bolster any legal challenges…Still, the failure to block Trump’s veto hands the president and his party yet another win this week following special counsel Bob Mueller’s conclusion that Trump’s campaign did not collude with Russia to rig the 2016 election.”
–Melanie Zanona, “House fails to override Trump veto on border emergency,” Politico, March 26, 2019 2:56 pm