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Donald Trump is eager to invoke a national emergency to bypass, perhaps illegally, an unwilling Congress and build his border wall. The president's address from the Oval Office and the Democratic rebuttal will surely be the big news Wednesday, upping the stakes even higher on what will be the 19th day of the government shutdown.