Biden decree ends ’emergency’ that Trump used to build wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has officially ended the “national emergency” that President Donald Trump declared in order to take money from the Pentagon to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The White House released a letter Thursday from Biden to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi notifying Congress that he had rescinded his predecessor’s proclamation. It was a formality. Biden ordered a halt to border wall construction shortly after he took office. The U.S. has been building border walls for decades under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Trump made the effort a centerpiece of his administration. Congress refused to provide the funds he sought, prompting Trump to take money from the Pentagon after declaring a national emergency.