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Trump issues first veto after rebuke of border order

By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE
MILLER
Associated Press EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON (AP) — Un-
bowed by a congressional
rebuke, President Donald
Trump issued the first veto
of his presidency on Friday
in a demonstration that he VETO
is not through fighting for his
signature campaign prom-
ise, which stands largely
unfulfilled 18 months be-
fore voters decide whether
to grant him another term.
Trump rejected an effort
by Congress to block the
emergency declaration
he'd used to circumvent
lawmakers as he tried to
shake loose funds for his
long-promised wall along
the U.S.-Mexico border. The
monthslong confrontation
now moves to the courts,
but not before marking a
new era of divided govern-
ment in Washington and
Republicans' increasing
independence from the
White House. President Donald Trump speaks about border security in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington.
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