German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talk at Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Alexandra Beier/Getty Images hide caption
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A legal battle is expected to come down to one question: Is it constitutional for the president to ignore Congress' decision not to give him all the money he wants for a Southern border wall, like that at Tijuana, Mexico, and, instead get it by declaring a national emergency? Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Alexsis Rodgers, president of Virginia Young Democrats, is one of the disappointed constituents who worked hard to elect some of the officials at the center of the Virginia controversies. Now, Rodgers says, the state democratic party must develop diverse leaders before there's another crisis. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Virginia Democrats Now Look To Women Of Color For Leadership
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Trump's National Emergency Declaration Is Likely To Face Constitutionality Challenges
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Friday that it was implementing new guidelines to identify minors in spousal and fiancée visas. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Maria Butina walks with Alexander Torshin, then a member of the Russian upper house of Parliament, in Moscow in 2012. The Senate Finance Committee is now investigating a think tank linked to both of them. Pavel Ptitsin/AP hide caption
California Attorney General Discusses Legal Challenges To National Emergency
Trump Declares National Emergency For Southern Border Wall Funding
Roger Stone leaves federal court on Feb. 1. The judge in his case has imposed a gag order on attorneys and others. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption