Senators said they were making progress but were stalled while awaiting a “punch list” from the White House that would set forth the president’s conditions. The White House documents include a list of “critical physical border security requirements,” including the $18 billion for a “border wall system,” first reported Friday by The Wall Street Journal. The president met with Republicans at the White House on Wednesday, but the meetings at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, are designed to come up with a clearer strategic approach. Numerous companies have today come out and announced that they’re going to make big payments to their employees — something that nobody really had in mind,” Mr. Trump said. After the Friday meeting, the White House described the session as “productive” about matters of economic and national security.

Source: New York Times January 05, 2018 17:48 UTC