06-26-2020

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Appeals Court Rules Funding For Trump Border Wall Construction 'Unlawful'

The Trump administration does not have the authority to use military funding to pay for construction of a border wall, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Friday. In a 2-1 ruling, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found that diverting $2.5 billion Congress had appropriated for the military violated the Constitution and is unlawful.

The Constitution Says No To DC Statehood

The House of Representatives is poised to make a bit of history on Friday, when, with all-but-unanimous Democratic support, it is expected to approve a bill - H.R. 51 - that would make Washington, D.C., the nation's 51st state. The House vote will be merely symbolic, since the bill isn't going to be brought up in the Republican-controlled Senate.