Trump will sign border deal, then declare emergency

Both the House and Senate have passed legislation that offers some funding for border security, but not as much as President Trump wants. Trump says he will declare the emergency so that he can find additional funds for a barrier along the US-Mexico border.

President Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

Evan Vucci/AP

Can POTUS declare an emergency to build The Wall?

Yes, he can, experts say. But the question is what happens next ? politically and legally.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/6d4014b78f404026a2bd6609990b238b-6d4014b78f404026a2bd6609990b238b-0.jpg House Democrats to challenge Trump?s emergency declaration

House Democrats are gearing up to pass a joint resolution disapproving President Donald Trump?s emergency declaration to build his U.S.-Mexico border wall.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/somerville_hit_run.jpg DA: Arrest made in fatal Somerville hit-and-run

Edward Clark, 55, of Norwood is facing a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, according to Middlesex DA Marian Ryan.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cambridge_stranger_report_map.jpg Cambridge police say men approached young girls in 2 incidents

The incidents took place Feb. 3 and Feb. 13, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/a0eec43d6e514d61b47d4edbf4809d6f-a0eec43d6e514d61b47d4edbf4809d6f-0.jpg California governor, Trump spar over bullet train money

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sparring with President Donald Trump over $3.5 billion in federal money the state was awarded to build a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/b0f4e1f1504a4b7fbc175014b81f4760-b0f4e1f1504a4b7fbc175014b81f4760-0.jpg Trump?s overall health is good, doctors say, but he is obese

Trump?s weight is 243 pounds, up 4 pounds since his 2018 physical, and his height is 6 feet, 3 inches.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/KamioObitCrop.jpg Mike Kamio, founder of Anna?s Taqueria, dies

Anna?s Taqueria locations will be closed Friday, when services are being held, in his honor.

Ursuline Academy students were pallbearers for veteran Douglas W. Benson, who died without any known family.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Kevin Cullen

Ursuline students made sure this Navy veteran would be remembered

When Donald Benson died at the Brockton VA hospital, they couldn?t find his family. Students from the Dedham school were there for his funeral Mass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/01-22-2018_daily_11.jpg Metco aims for fairer admissions process

The voluntary school desegregation program is proposing a radical change to the application process in an effort to bring more transparency to bear.

Headquarters, interrupted

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

GE to sell Fort Point HQ, give back $87m to state

General Electric will reimburse the state for the incentive package that helped convince the company to move its headquarters here, as it looks to sell its Fort Point property.

GE has ditched its plan to build a shiny, 12-story tower along Fort Point Channel.

General Electric

Chesto Means Business

What do GE, Amazon moves mean for future corporate courtship?

Two of the most prominent corporate headquarters deals of this century took major turns Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/1128538139.jpg Amazon drops NYC as one of its new HQ2 locations

The stunning reversal comes after the online retail giant had faced opposition as it sought to build a massive operation in the city.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy_20131006.jpg Here?s why David Price thinks his new jersey number (10) is perfect

Price kept fans guessing for a bit Thursday, but then he confirmed the real reason why he gave up No. 24.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper.jpg Hey Kyrie: Don?t play in the All-Star Game

Kyrie Irving is too valuable to the Celtics to risk further injury.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lawsuit-066d4542-fd6d-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a.jpg BSO flutist settles equal-pay lawsuit with orchestra

Elizabeth Rowe?s case has been closely watched for its implications for women who are paid less than male counterparts.

Opinion | Igor Volsky

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/wiggs_March_14.jpg Youth want gun control; will the candidates listen?

Presidential candidates want bold ideas they can own. Building a future with fewer guns should be first on their list

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_10R7U9.jpg A year after Parkland shooting, a sign of hope

House tackles broader background check bill after first hearing on gun violence prevention in more than a decade.

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-6519.jpg Green New Deal fears: Will AOC rustle our cows?

Silly claims about the Green New Deal show how juvenile conservatives have become on climate.

RENÉE LOTH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/reneeLoth_150px-6500.jpg For president: Why not a mayor?

They are closer to the people than most federal office-holders.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-26206.jpg After 13 years apart, a horse named George reunited with original owner

The 23-year-old saddelbred, who once raced under the moniker ?Midnight Memory Maker,? was returned to his first owner with help from the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/1093458288.jpg Tom, Gisele celebrate Valentine?s Day with romantic Instagram posts

The couple kept their social media declarations of affection short and sweet this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ea6e823d54c14cf0903d78ceb327a26e-ea6e823d54c14cf0903d78ceb327a26e-25960-26201.jpg Marijuana delivery: How Mass. may try to help those hurt by war on drugs

The state?s cannabis panel said the only businesses and people to receive licenses for delivery services for five years should be those disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

WAEL HAMZEH/EPA/Shutterstock

The Big Picture

Smartphone society

In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.

Cars

Search This Week's Specials

40 countries agree cars must have automatic braking

A U.N. agency says 40 countries led by Japan and the European Union _ but not the U.S. or China _ have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be equipped with automated braking systems starting next year

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/MEASLES_still_02.jpg Watch: The tricks that make measles so infectious

The measles virus is exquisitely adept at finding people who are susceptible to it, and infecting them.

Podcasts