Article snippet: Vice President Pence rushed to the Senate on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to convince GOP senators to oppose a resolution approved by the House that would block MORE’s emergency declaration to build a wall on the Mexican border. Pence lunched with Senate Republicans hours before the House vote, but remarks after the meeting pointed to the tall task he and the White House face in stopping the resolution. Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) went as far as saying that he’s not sure the declaration is legal, a statement unlikely to give pause to senators thinking about opposing Trump. “I haven’t reached a total conclusion,” McConnell told reporters when asked for his personal opinion on the legality of Trump’s move. McConnell said that while he graduated from law school, he’s not an expert on constitutional questions of separations of power. McConnell said Tuesday that he expects the resolution to receive a vote before the Senate leaves for its next recess March 15. “We had a very fulsome discussion of this issue in the conference,” McConnell told reporters, summarizing his meeting with colleagues. “I think I can safely say my members were extremely interested in the subject.” Every senator who caucuses with Democrats is expected to back the resolution, and three Republicans — MORE (N.C.) — have come out in support. That gives the resolution 50 votes, meaning Pence right now would cast the tiebreaker. But if just one more Senate Republican votes with Democrats, th... Link to the full article to read more