Democrats and White House Remain Deeply Divided Over Border Wall

Vice President Mike Pence (second from left) listens while presumptive Speaker, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L), President Donald Trump, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) argue before a meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 11, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Another possible government shutdown is less than two weeks away, yet the dispute between the White House and Congressional Democrats about border security funding continues.

President Donald Trump refused to rule out another shutdown but also signaled that he could declare a national emergency to reallocate resources to fund a wall along the southern border.