US President Trump urges Congress to give him $5.7 billion this year to help build a wall on the border with Mexico, but stops short of declaring a national emergency that could have led to unilaterally funding the project.
A partial US government shutdown is almost certain to drag through the Christmas holiday after the Senate adjourned without breaking an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for more funds for a border wall.
US President Trump urges Congress to give him $5.7 billion this year to help build a wall on the border with Mexico, but stops short of declaring a national emergency that could have led to unilaterally funding the project.
A partial US government shutdown is almost certain to drag through the Christmas holiday after the Senate adjourned without breaking an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for more funds for a border wall.
