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Govt shutdown threat ebbs as Trump relents on wall funding

Thu, Apr 27, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Mr Trump had been on a collision course with lawmakers over a wall along the Mexican border, demanding that Congress include funding to start construction in its new spending bill. With jitters rippling through Washington, he apparently agreed to soften his demand.

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Washington

DONALD Trump and US lawmakers inched closer to a deal on Tuesday avoiding a government shutdown, as the president, eager to showcase a win marking his first 100 days, retreated from a demand to fund a border wall.

With the government set to exhaust its current funding at...

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