Government partially shut down in fight over Trump's border wallThe U.S. government was involved in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump’s demands that Congress assign $5 billion for a wall along the border with Mexico.Democrats repeatedly reminded Trump, and voters, that he said last week he would be “proud” to shut the government down in order to get wall funding. Democrats repeatedly reminded Trump, and voters, that he said last week he would be “proud” to shut the government down in order to get wall funding. Law enforcement efforts, border patrols, mail delivery and airport operations will keep running. The shutdown could persist at least until a new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, and Democrats take control of the House from Republicans. While Trump made the promise of building a border wall a fixture of his 2016 election campaign, it is not a top-tier priority for most Americans.

Source: Standard Digital December 22, 2018 09:22 UTC