White House digs in on US$5 billion demand for Mexico border wall funds, risking partial ...
(WorldNews Canada)

The White House and Democratic congressional leaders are at an impasse over negotiations to avoid a partial shutdown of the US government at the end of the week, with both sides unwilling to budge from their positions on President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. Without a resolution, parts of the federal government will shut down at midnight Friday. “We’re going to do whatever is necessary to build the border wall to stop this ongoing crisis of illegal immigration,......