The bill is expected to fail in the Senate, where Democrats have long made clear they would not support new money for the border wall. But the $5 billion border wall bill's failure in the Senate shows the votes aren't there on the Hill to meet the President's demand. House Republican leaders, as they demonstrated Thursday, are completely at the mercy of the President's position here. "It's everything to our guys," one GOP House member told CNN on Thursday night. No matter what happens today in the Senate, Republican House Members should be very proud of themselves.

Source: CNN December 21, 2018 13:35 UTC