Former Chief of Staff John Kelly: We Don't Need a Wall from Sea to Sea

At an appearance at Duke University on Wednesday, President Trump's former chief of staff and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said he doesn't believe we need a wall along the Mexican border from "sea to shining sea." Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief of The Hill, joined CBSN to discuss the day's political news.

David Gergen: There's No Border Emergency, It's a Fake

CNN's David Gergen says that President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration is different than ones made by presidents in the past because there is no emergency.

Trump Will Declare National Emergency to Fund Border Wall, Says White House

THE GUARDIAN: Trump is also expected to sign a funding bill that will prevent another government shutdown

The White House said it is going to declare a national emergency on America’s southern border as a way of funding Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall with Mexico.

The announcement came just before the Senate voted 83 to 16 to advance a spending package designed to prevent another government shutdown. The House will take up the bill later evening and Trump has said he will sign it.

“President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other executive action – including a national emergency – to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border. The President is once again delivering on his promise to build the wall, protect the border, and secure our great country,” the White House said in a statement. » | Ben Jacobs and Lauren Gambino in Washington | Thursday, February 14, 2019

Schumer: Trump Walked Out of Meeting after Pelosi Said No to Border Wall

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talk to reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump about a deal to end the partial shutdown of the federal government. Schumer told reporters that President Donald Trump walked out of the meeting after Pelosi said she wouldn't support funding a border wall.

Steve Bannon Predicts Government Shutdown over Wall

In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon predicts the government will shut down in the near future over President Trump's proposed border wall.

‘Mexico Will Not Finance US Wall,’ Foreign Minister Says

Trump’s Wall: A Symbol of His Presidency? - BBC Newsnight

Senior Republicans are resisting spending on the controversial wall when the money - they say - should be spent on disaster relief. The wall was meant to separate America from Mexico but the divide so far has been between the President himself and his party. Division that points to a gulf of differences on other issues - between those who are broadly internationalist and those who cry America First. Gabriel Gatehouse has been to the site of the wall in Arizona and sent this report.

'I'm President, They're Not': Donald Trump at Rally in Washington

Trump declared victory over the press while at the same time claiming it was trying to silence him, at a gathering of evangelical Christians honouring veterans in Washington on Saturday. The president said terrorism is “one of the most grave and dire threats to religious freedom in the world today”.

Read the Guardian article here

HARDtalk: Vicente Fox on Donald Trump and the Mexico Wall

Stephen Sackur speaks to former Mexico president Vicente Fox, whose strongly worded Twitter responses to Donald Trump have caused a storm on social media. The new US president has wasted little time delivering on his signature campaign promises. He has already ordered the construction of the contentious wall along the US-Mexican border. The US congress will fund it but, ultimately, Mr Trump says, Mexico must pay for it. Can Mexico afford to provoke the new US administration?

Vicente Fox: ‘We’re Not Paying for That F***ing Wall' - BBC Newsnight

Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico, tells Emily Maitlis there's no way his country will pay for Donald Trump's planned wall. They also discuss tax, trade and immigration.

President Donald Trump: "We're Building the Wall, It's Going to Start Soon, Way ahead of Schedule"

"I Hope American People Will Wake Up" – Ex Mexico President Vicente Fox - BBC News

Former Mexico president Vicente Fox, speaking on BBC HARDtalk, tells US President Donald Trump "we are not paying for that stupid wall".

Former Mexican President Compares President Trump To Adolf Hitler

WIKIPEDIA: Vicente Fox »

Mexico Unites Behind Own President Peña Nieto, Against President Donald Trump | MSNBC

Bouncing back from record low approval ratings, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is surging in popularity for his aggressive stance against Trump. But what's his next course of action?

US - Donald Trump Clashes with Mexico over Import Tax to Fund Wall

A 'Wall' of Trouble: Mexican President Cancels Visit to White House

Mexico-US Relations Plummet over Trump’s Border Wall

As relations between the US and Mexico nosedive, there are escalating concerns about the future for Mexicans who live close to the border. The cancellation of a planned meeting between Donald Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto is adding to the anxiety. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Mexicali.

Mexican President Cancels US Visit over Trump's Order to Build Border Wall

THE GUARDIAN: Enrique Peña Nieto has said Mexico will not pay for the wall, as US Congress faces questions about budgetary impact of its construction

Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, has cancelled a scheduled visit to Washington next week to meet with Donald Trump, after the US president signed an executive order to move forward on construction of a border wall and repeated his claim that Mexico would be forced to pay for it.

Peña Nieto tweeted on Thursday that he had informed the White House that he would not attend the meeting with Trump that had been scheduled for Tuesday.

“Mexico reiterates its willingness to work with the US to achieve agreements which benefit both nations,” he added. » | David Agren in Mexico City and Ben Jacobs in Philadelphia | Thursday, January 26, 2017

Trump, Mexican President Peña Nieto to Meet in Washington

The White House said Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will visit President Donald Trump after the two leaders spoke on Saturday. Nieto has said he wants an open dialogue with Trump, who has vowed to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border and make Mexico pay for it. Washington Post reporter Josh Partlow joins Alison Stewart via Skype with more analysis from Mexico City.

Latin America Leaders Condemn Trump's Mexico Wall

Latin American leaders have condemned US President Donald Trump's executive order to start building the US-Mexico wall.

They are meeting with Caribbean leaders in the Dominican Republic for an annual summit and the Trump administration's ‘America first’ policies are high on the agenda.

Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Punta Cana.