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The History of the U.S. National Emergency

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The Senate voted to overturn President Trump’s national emergency declaration for the border wall. So what happens next? The Executive Branch has always had the power to declare a national emergency. What has changed, however, is Congress’ power to check the decision. NBC News Correspondent Garrett Haake talks the before and the after of the National Emergencies Act of 1976.