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Lawmakers at Impasse on Wall as Shutdown Approaches

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By Natalie Andrews and Kristina Peterson
Updated Dec. 21, 2018 4:47 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON—Lawmakers on Friday were at an impasse over funding for a wall along the Mexican border, as the midnight expiration of seven spending bills approached and President Trump threatened a partial government shutdown if lawmakers didn’t help him fulfill a core campaign pledge.

In a meeting at the White House Friday morning, Mr. Trump urged Republican senators to fight for funding for the border wall in a bill to keep the government open past midnight. But many GOP senators were flummoxed by the president’s position,...

READ MORE: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-pledges-long-government-shutdown-without-border-wall-funding-11545398044


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