Article snippet: GOP Sen. MORE's national emergency declaration on the U.S.-Mexico border. "I would vote in favor of the resolution disapproving of the president’s national-emergency declaration, if and when it comes before the Senate," Tillis wrote in a Washington Post op-ed. Tillis's decision comes a day before the House is expected to take up the resolution to block Trump's national emergency declaration. Because Democrats control that chamber, it's expected to pass and kick the fight to the Senate. Tillis's decision puts Democrats on the brink of being able to block Trump's emergency declaration in the Senate. If the resolution of disapproval passes the Senate it will go to the president's desk, where he has said he will use his first veto. If all 47 Democrats for the resolution they would need to flip four Republican senators in order for the resolution to pass the Senate. The vote needs a simple majority. GOP Sens. MORE (R-Alaska) are both viewed as likely yes votes, which would make Tillis the third Republican defector. Both Tillis and Collins are up for reelection in 2020 and viewed as targets as Democrats look for ways to pick up seats. Collins told reporters in Maine last week that she would vote for a "clean" resolution to block Trump's emergency declaration. Murkowski told an Alaska TV station on Friday that she would "probably" vote for it, adding that "if it's what I have seen right now, I will support the resolution to disapprove." Trump declared the national eme... Link to the full article to read more