Washington • Republican opposition grew Thursday to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border as the Senate chugged toward a showdown vote that seemed certain to rebuff him despite his last-minute warnings.
GOP Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Mitt Romney of Utah and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said they’d vote Thursday for a resolution to annul the border emergency Trump declared last month. That raised GOP defections to eight — well above the four needed ensure the measure would be sent to the White House.
Trump has promised a veto.