At a press event in the Oval Office, President Trump used his first veto to strike down the congressional resolution designed to block his emergency declaration at the southern border. Photo: GettyWASHINGTON—The Democratic-controlled House came up short Tuesday in an effort to override President Trump’s veto of a measure aimed at rolling back his declaration of a national emergency. The 248-181 vote, which didn’t clear the two-thirds threshold, was the coda of a long struggle between Congress and Mr. Trump over funding the wall along the border with Mexico.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 26, 2019 16:53 UTC