Page 10 - Policy Priority News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Does your legal argument mirror what we just heard from the california a.g.? >> well, it's very similar. first, the statute, the national emergencies act, does not allow this because this is not an emergency as defined in the act. if this is an emergency, the situation at the border, the illegal immigration issue, then just about anything could be an emergency, any policy priority of any president could be an emergency, and that's not the meaning of the word emergency within the act. second, if the act were to be so broad as to give a president the power to do this, it likely would be unconsti...

President's announcement. richard, i'd like to begin with you. there's the moral and kind of emotional argument against this, and for it, i have to say. but there is also the legal argument against this. talk to us about that. does your legal argument mirror what we just heard from the california ag? >> well, it's very similar. first, the statute, the national emergencies act does not allow this, because this is not an emergency as defined in the act. if this is an emergency, the situation at the border, the illegal immigration issue, then just about anything could be an emergency, any policy ...

The world trade center in new york. >> his mission is to blow up one of the terminals at l.a.x. los angeles airport. and he gets stopped. >> even though the authorities appear to have gotten their man, the threat may not yet can be over. >> we ended the decade with the clear perception now that we were engaged with a terrorist organization that had declared war on us and was determined to carry out more attacks. >> his interest is in achieving a large body count. that is the reality of today's terrorism. >> fears of sabotage have also prompted tighter security at airports, border crossings, ut...

Christmas is all about. look at that picture. that is magnificent. >> that's beautiful. what a sensitive santa, to know how to approach matthew. >> let's be honest, thif there' one guy that knows everything -- >> it's santa, you're right. >> all aspects of his public life. cnn "newsroom" starts right now. all right. good monday morning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm jim sciutto. make no mistake, president trump is approaching the half mark of his presidency with a wide array of investigations and now a possible government shutdown is growing more likely over his signature campaign i...

Would eventually need him in one of those roles. a source close to steve mnuchin told me as well this morning that mnuchin has never expressed interest in becoming the next white house chief of staff. i'm told mnuchin feels he can best serve as the treasury secretary. an interesting answer, though, over the weekend as it remlated to the president's top trade representative. listen here. >> has anyone at the white house talked to you about chief of staff? >> no. >> what i'm hearing from you is you're not interested in the job? >> i'm not -- i haven't spoken to anyone. i'm entirely focused on wh...