I don’t know of any drama,” said House Democrats’ chief vote-counter, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.Trump’s assent would end a raucous legislative saga that commenced before Christmas and was ending, almost fittingly, on Valentine’s Day. Though Trump lost the highest-profile issue at stake, he all but declared victory Wednesday. Swallowing the deal would mark a major concession by Trump, who has spent months calling the situation at the southern border a national security crisis. Facing opposition from Trump, Democrats lost their bid to include language giving federal contractors back pay for wages lost during the last shutdown. Democrats say this will give them a chance later this year to add protections for transgender people to that law.

Source: National Post February 14, 2019 06:33 UTC