Washington • House Democrats accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday of wasting money on outdated border barriers and violating the Constitution to do it, but they seemed headed toward defeat in an effort to override Trump’s first veto.
In the legislative finale of a showdown that’s been building for months, Democrats were trying to annul Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border. But they seemed sure to fall short of the two-thirds majority required for veto overrides to succeed.
Congress passed legislation voiding the emergency earlier this month, but Trump vetoed it almost immediately.