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    Trump's emergency declaration hits Senate roadblock; House Democrats signal new probes

    by Laura King, Los Angeles Times Mar 03, 2019 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's relations with Congress took a sharp turn for the worse Sunday as his emergency declaration for a border wall hit a roadblock in the GOP-controlled Senate, and House Democrats signaled a sweeping new probe of whether the president obstructed justice and abused his power.

    Taken together, the restiveness in both chambers signals a rocky two years ahead for Trump, even as he seeks to move past a bruising week. He returned home empty-handed from a summit with North Korea's leader and his former personal lawyer, testifying before Congress, painted a devastating portrait of criminality and bad character on the president's part.

    The setback to Trump's emergency declaration, which the House has already voted to challenge, came in the form of a reported

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