Biden-era Democrats learn to love emergency powers after hating them under Trump

Published July 22, 2022 12:00am ET



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A sizable group of Democrat politicians have pressured President Joe Biden to declare national emergencies on climate and abortion rights in recent weeks, but nearly 80 of those lawmakers attacked his predecessor’s use of emergency powers.

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