U.S. House fails to override Trump's veto of congressional measure blocking his national emergency declaration

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives failed on Tuesday to override President Donald Trump's veto of a congressional resolution blocking his declaration of a national emergency at The nation's souThern border with Mexico.

The lower chamber, controlled by Democrats, voted 248-181, short of The two-thirds majority needed for an override.

The national emergency declaration, which Trump made last month in a bid to get funding for The construction of a border wall along The U.S.-Mexico border, would allow The president to shift billions of U.S. dollars from military construction projects to fulfilling his signature campaign promise.

Congress sent a resolution to The White House this month terminating The emergency declaration, which Trump vetoed almost immediately.