US senate votes to end Trump's border emergency declaration

Washington, March 15 -- The US Senate passed a resolution on Thursday to overturn President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, setting the stage for the first veto of his presidency. The measure passed with a 59-41 vote, but will now head to Trump's desk, where he is expected to veto it, The Washington post reported. This is also the first time Congress acted against a national emergency declaration since the National Emergencies Act was enacted in 1976.

In Thursday's vote, 12 Republican Senators Senators broke ranks with Trump to vote in favor of the legislation, including Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Susan Collins, Mike Lee, Jerry Moran, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Rob Portman, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, P...