Judge rejects House request to block Trump’s border wall funding – CBS News

Judge rejects House request to block Trump’s border wall funding CBS News

▶ Watch Video: 2020 budget: Trump to ask for additional $8.6 billion in border wall funding A federal judge on Monday denied a House request to prevent President Donald Trump from tapping Defense Department money for his proposed border wall with Mexico, saying Congress lacked authority to sue. Trump’s victory is muted by a federal ruling in California last month that blocked construction of key sections of the wall. The California case was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Sierra Club and Southern Border Communities Coalition. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden,…

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