The Latest: Governor: Immoral to use disaster money for wall
The new Democratic governor says the proposal would take away money from
The president earlier threatened to withhold federal emergency money for
Seven water-related
President
He tweets that "it is a far worse situation than almost anyone would understand, an invasion!"
During a visit to the
Trump is trying to get lawmakers to fund the wall as part of ending the partial government shutdown.
Vice President
Pence made that commitment during what was meant to be a morale-boosting appearance at the
CBP agents are among the 800,000 federal employees who must work without pay during what is on track to become the longest government shutdown in
Pence told several dozen agents that just as they fight daily for the nation's security, "this president and this administration will keep fighting to build the wall."
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The measure isn't expected to go anywhere in the
The vote shows that
Ten
The government also closed for 21 days beginning in
Details are being worked out, but the plan likely would extend the military's border mission though the end of September. The mission is separate from President
Officials said Friday the installation of the wire barrier is not expected to take that long, so troops doing that would be finished long before September.
There currently are 2,350 active-duty troops assigned to the border mission, which was slated to end
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet approved.
—Associated Press writer
The bill passed Friday requires that all employees, including those who have been furloughed, be paid as soon as possible once the government reopens.
The
More than 800,000 workers, more than half of them still on the job, missed their first paycheck Friday under the stoppage, which began
Friday marks the first day screeners will miss a paycheck, and airport spokesman
Chin says Terminal G will close at
The terminal serves
Chin told
A congressional official said Thursday the
She says, "To use this now as a political football is not what
The money was set aside for projects including channeling rivers to prevent flooding, which has long been a widespread problem for the
President
Some 800,000 workers, more than half of them still on the job, will miss their first paycheck on Friday under the stoppage, and
Asked about the plight of those going without pay, the president shifted the focus, saying he felt badly "for people that have family members that have been killed" by criminals who came over the border.
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