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Pelosi undercuts legal case against Trump wall declaration

President Donald Trump turns to House speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence watches, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the House will vote Tuesday to overturn President Trump’s border emergency declaration, and vowed there are enough votes to clear her chamber.

In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump declares a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama judge, Trump judge, Clinton judge to hear border wall emergency challenges

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In this Oct. 9, 2007, file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Dept of Defense official, U.S. military personnel inspect each occupied cell on a two-minute cycle at Camp 5 maximum-security facility on the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. An effort to decrease the detainee population appears to have bogged down as authorities wrestle with what to do with those who cannot easily be brought to trial but are considered too dangerous to free, and others who have been cleared for release but can&#8217;t be sent to their home countries. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Guantanamo not in the picture for Trump despite vow to ‘load up’ prison’s empty cells

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A man polishes the sign for The New York Times at the company's headquarters, July 18, 2013 in New York. The newspaper has faced declines in print advertising and subscription revenue. The company has tried to offset those drops by increasing the number of digital subscribers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

New York Times hit with backlash for labeling Princeton physicist a ‘climate denialist’

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IRS employee charged with leaking Michael Cohen’s records to Michael Avenatti

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Rep. Maxine Waters, D - Calif., attends the 12th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., left, talks with Rep.-elect IIhan Omar, D-Minn., right, as they walk over to member-elect briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Nov. 15, 2018 file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

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Devil's Due Comics, a North American publisher, announced Friday it will release a one-time comic book "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Freshman Force" in May. (Image courtesy of Devil's Due Comics)

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Twenty-four karat gold-dusted Valrhona Illanka Chocolate Oscars are pictured at the press preview for the 91st Academy Awards Governors Ball, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. The 91st Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in Annapolis, Md. Hogan says he's not launching a primary challenge against President Donald Trump unless the president's political standing within his own party weakens dramatically. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

Maryland Gov. Hogan blasts RNC for protecting Trump from primary challenges

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump declares a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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President Donald Trump turns to House speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence watches, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Pelosi undercuts legal case against Trump wall declaration

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Sarah Sanders defends Trump response to threats against journalists

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Anti-Trump resistance discards once-celebrated dossier: ‘They’re trying to memory-hole it’

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Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, listens to testimony during the third day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP, Pool)

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A group of suspected al Qaeda militants accused in the killing of an army general in a suicide bombing stand trial at a state security court in Sanaa, Yemen, in this April 22, 2014 file photo. (Associated Press)

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Genetic genealogists using DNA matching helped catch the "Golden State Killer," Joseph James DeAngelo, who is reportedly responsible for 50 rapes and 12 killings dating back decades. (Associated Press/File)

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In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, migrants are escorted by a U.S. Border Patrol agent as they are detained after climbing over the border wall from Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, to San Ysidro, Calif. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during an organizing event at Curate event space in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)

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Sanctuary cities blocked deportation of Mexican who tried to kill sheriff’s deputy, ICE says

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In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, then WNBA President Lisa Borders addresses media members before Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals between the Seattle Storm and the Washington Mystics in Seattle. Borders, former president of the WNBA, who was named the head of Time's Up last year, says she has resigned as president and CEO of Time's Up, the gender equality initiative formed in 2018 in response to sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood. Borders says in statement Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, that she is stepping aside &quot;with deep regret&quot; due to family issues. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Time’s Up president and CEO steps down after her son is accused of sexual assault

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This undated image provided by attorney Hassan Shibly shows Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State after becoming radicalized online. Muthana realized she was wrong and now wants to return to the United States, Shibly, a lawyer for her family said Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Hoda Muthana/Attorney Hassan Shibly via AP)

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Capitals add former foe Hagelin for playoff push

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Washington Nationals Victor Robles (16) swings his bat and misses during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

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Georgetown guard Mac McClung (2) gestures after he scored a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

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Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) shoots a 3-pointer over Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby (3) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

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