McConnell spent weeks warning against a national emergency only to declare his support for the move this week. House Republicans suffered more than 30 casualties, handing the lower chamber to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). In the Senate, Republicans next year are defending 22 Senate seats while Democrats are defending only 12. Some of those vulnerable GOP senators up in 2020, including Tillis and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, immediately declared their opposition to Trump’s emergency declaration. McSally’s office didn’t return a request for comment, though Democratic challenger Mark Kelly is already blasting Trump’s move as “political maneuvering.”In the House, Trump’s decision has similarly divided the party.

Source: Washington Post February 16, 2019 01:07 UTC