[dropcap]U[/dropcap].S. President Donald Trump will sign a border security bill, averting a government shutdown on Friday, but plans to formally declare the southern U.S. border a “national emergency,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday. The declaration would clear the way for Trump to authorize new funding for a permanent physical barrier. The move […]
U.S. congressional negotiators have reached a deal, in principle, to fund the government and avoid another government shutdown at the end of the week. The bipartisan group has not made the details public, but congressional aides said the agreement includes about $1.4 billion to build 88 kilometers of new fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border. […]