WASHINGTON—The White House and congressional Democrats are each putting new proposals on the table in a bid to show flexibility in the impasse over the partial government shutdown, but they remain far apart on key issues regarding the funding for a southern border wall and related immigration overhauls. Mr. Trump, in a Saturday address from the White House, called for $5.7 billion to pay for steel barriers on the border with Mexico, as well as funding for other border-security enhancements, in exchange for three years’ protection...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 20, 2019 19:00 UTC