Hey there, we've got some big news. The NPR Politics team is going to be hitting the road.

We will be in Atlanta, Georgia on March 8th, making a podcast live on stage.

And we'd love to see you there. So head to nprpresents.org to grab a ticket. And see you soon.

This is Andy Johnson, calling in from work at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

To wish NPR Politics a happy Valentine's Day.

I'm spending my day as a single person to go listen to Mario Lierse and give a talk at my work.

This podcast was recorded at that.

12.43 pm on Friday, February 15th.

Thanks me for changing for the time you hear this.

But my real estate status probably hasn't.

Now here's the show.

So heartwarming to hear that on your Valentine's Day, you wanted to hang out and listen to Marlais and

kudos to you. The best part is I think this is not the first time stamp we've had where

somebody was going to listen to Marlais.

I'm done talking to show people.

Well, hey there, it is the NPR Politics podcast.

President Trump has declared a national emergency so that he can build a wall on the southern border.

I must mcchal with political reporter.

I'm Tamer Keith. I cover the White House.

And I'm Susan Davis. I cover Congress.

All right, well, we're going to get into what a national emergency actually is.

But first, let's talk about that speech.

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