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The Border Wall Funding Fight Could Lead to Another CR, or Partial Federal Shutdown

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 12, 2018 at 10:29pm

By John T. Bennett and D.A. Banks

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The midterms are (mostly) over and the lame duck session has a critical agenda item. White House correspondent John T. Bennett says a December 7 deadline to fund part of the government, including the Department of Homeland Security, could turn into a showdown between President Donald Trump and resurgent Democrats over funding for the his long-sought border wall.

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