Headline Roundup December 21, 2018
House Passes Temporary Spending Bill With $5.7 Billion for Border Wall
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The House passed a temporary spending bill with $5.7 billion for a border wall, with President Trump saying that a partial government shutdown would last "for a very long time” if the Senate does not approve the measure.
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Trump warns of a ‘very long’ government shutdown if Democrats oppose bill that includes border wall money
The Washington Post
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President Trump warned Friday that a partial government shutdown would last “for a very long time” if Congress does not meet his demand Friday for billions in funding for his long-promised border
House passes stopgap bill with $5B in funding for Trump's wall
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The House passed a stopgap government funding measure Thursday night in a 217-185 vote that includes $5.7 billion for President Trump’s wall on the Mexican border and additional security —
Trump Orders McConnell to ‘Go Nuclear’ to Get the Wall
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President Donald Trump instructed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to use the nuclear option to end the filibuster and pass funding for the border wall, in a Friday morning tweet.
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