Shutdown talks were a “waste of time,” President Trump saysThe president is scheduled to visit the border in McAllen, Tex., today, a day after walking out of a meeting with Democratic leaders who said they wouldn’t fund a wall even if Mr. Trump agreed to end the partial government shutdown. He could still declare a national emergency, a move that would allow him to bypass Congress and use money allocated for the military to build a wall. News analysis: Declaring a national emergency “could be the only politically realistic way out of the shutdown crisis,” our Washington correspondent writes. But “it would be an extraordinary violation of constitutional norms — and establish a precedent for presidents who fail to win approval for funding a policy goal.”The Daily: In today’s episode, one of our congressional reporters discusses the stalemate. From Opinion: Mr. Trump wants to hang an “unwelcome” sign on a nation built by immigrants, writes Jorge Ramos, a Univision anchor.

Source: New York Times January 10, 2019 10:41 UTC