Senate Fails to Reach Agreement on Border Fence Funding as Democrats Wait

Senate Fails to Reach Agreement on Border Fence Funding as Democrats Wait
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (C) walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 21, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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With the Senate in session on Dec. 27, the chamber has so far failed to reach an agreement on funding the border wall, thus extending the partial government shutdown.

About quarter of the federal government ran out of money on Dec. 22, as Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump remained at odds over $5 billion in border security funding the president has requested for constructing parts of the wall along the southern border—his signature campaign promise.

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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