The White House has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to "look at possible ways of funding border security," Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told Fox News on Thursday night, as the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over money for a border wall is less than two days away from becoming the longest in the nation's history. The discussions with the Corps suggest the White House is closely looking at the possibility of declaring such an emergency, as Trump has floated repeatedly in recent days. Both Schumer and virtually all of the Senate Democrats preivously voted for $40 billion for border security, including a physical barrier." On Thursday afternoon, after assurances from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that President Trump would sign the bill, the Senate passed legislation to provide back pay for furloughed federal workers. Some near the White House chanted, "Do your jobs, so we can do ours."

Source: Fox News January 11, 2019 00:42 UTC