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According to Reuters, French President Emmanuel Macron wants to declare April 7 as a national day of commemoration of the Rwandan genocide. The presidency made the announcement as the Rwandan government started commemorations marking the 25th anniversary of the genocide against Tutsi and moderate Hutus. The French president will not attend official commemorations.
Reuters reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. It's a move expected to plunge him into a fight with Democrats. Democrats believe Trump's declaration of emergency is an unconstitutional attempt to fund a wall without approval from Congress. ---We’re going to be signing, today, and registering a national emergency and it’s a great thing to do.--- If this is not blocked by the courts or Congress, it would allow Trump to dip into funds approved for other purposes in order to build a border wall. Trump predicted the fight over the emergency order would likely end up at the Supreme Court.
Business Insider reports Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Donald Trump will sign the bipartisan border security proposal. He also said the president will declare a national emergency to secure additional funding for the US-Mexico border wall he has long promised. McConnell announced the president's plans on the Senate floor Thursday. "And I've indicated to him that I am going to support the national emergency declaration.
According to B&C, President Trump seems ready to declare a national emergency to fund the border wall.
According to Reuters, France’s European affairs minister said that France will recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president if Nicolas Maduro does not announce a presidential vote by Sunday night. Nathalie Loiseau said that “If by tonight, (President) Maduro does not commit to organizing presidential elections, then France will consider Juan Guaido as legitimate to organize them in his place." She also dismissed Maduro’s proposal of an early parliamentary election as a “farce”.
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