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Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Trump Plan To Use Military Funds On Border Wall

The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit arguing the president overstepped his authority in diverting funds to the border wall which were appropriated by Congress for other purposes.

Updated at 9:20 p.m. ET

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday the Trump administration from using $3.6 billion in Pentagon funds to pay for

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