US Senate plans stopgap averting shutdown but denies Trump wall funds 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe US Senate plans to pass an emergency short-term spending bill as early as Wednesday that averts a looming government shutdown but excludes the $5 billion that President Donald Trump sought for a US-Mexico border wall. Trump essentially abandoned his position from last week, when he told Democrats he would be “proud” to shutter government over border security. Once Democrats take House control next month, they will be loathe to greenlight more money to Trump for his wall. “Democrats will win, the wall will not be built, and Congress will once again have punted when we should’ve been taking a stand.”

Source: Manila Bulletin December 20, 2018 01:18 UTC