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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Can Trump build the wall without Congressional approval?

    It’s day 17 of the government shutdown. The sticking point is still the billions of dollars for the border wall. President Trump says he’s found a way around Democrats’ intransigence by declaring a national emergency along the southern border.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 7, 2019 • 1 min read

    It’s day 17 of the government shutdown. The sticking point is still the billions of dollars for the border wall. President Trump says he’s found a way around Democrats’ intransigence by declaring a national emergency along the southern border. He says that would allow him to divert money from the military to fund the wall, and he’d use members of the armed services to build it. That might not be legal.

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    3 of 5
    How will Gov. Newsom pay for a major increase in paid parental leave?
    1. 0:00How will California pay for Gov. Newsom’s proposed increase of paid parental leave?
    2. 6:58How parents are preparing for a possible LAUSD strike
    3. 15:36Can Trump build the wall without Congressional approval?You’re reading this
    4. 23:06What makes LA wonderful and horrible at the same time
    5. 37:45Why do so few women get Best Director nominations or wins?
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