Politics Trump Says He's Not 'Happy' With Budget Deal, But Thinks Shutdown Unlikely Congressional negotiators are close to a budget deal, but it provides less than what the president wants for a border wall, and it limits the number of people immigration officials can arrest. Domenico Montanaro
Politics Days From Another Shutdown, Here's What The Negotiators Are Facing Bipartisan negotiators are working on a border security funding deal — but both sides are still sorting out what kind of "wall" or "barrier" is in and whether President Trump will sign it. Sean McMinn Susan Davis
Politics The Border Wall Isn't The Only Reason Democrats Oppose Plan To End The Shutdown Democrats and immigrant rights advocates say the president's proposal to end the shutdown contains big changes to asylum law that they're calling a "poison pill." Joel Rose
Politics White House Eyes Funding Sources For Border Wall In Case Trump Declares Emergency The Army Corps of Engineers has been asked to identify projects that could be canceled or delayed so that funds could be redirected to build a border wall, congressional and Pentagon sources say. Scott Horsley Tom Bowman Kelsey Snell
National With Trump At The Border, A Look Back At U.S. Immigration Policy President Trump continues his quest to curb illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One expert says there have always been ebbs and flows to how welcoming the U.S. is to immigrants. Shereen Marisol Meraji Leah Donnella
National Humanitarian Experts Debate Trump's Use Of The Term 'Humanitarian Crisis' Some in the aid industry are outraged that Trump used the term, but others see it as a positive sign. Malaka Gharib
Politics 'Bye-Bye': Trump Walks Out Of White House Meeting With Democrats About Shutdown President Trump abruptly ended spending talks Wednesday after congressional Democrats rejected his demand for a $5.7 billion border wall. A partial government shutdown stretched into its 19th day. Susan Davis Kelsey Snell Scott Horsley
Politics FACT CHECK: Can Trump Use Emergency Powers To Build The Wall? President Trump has suggested that if he can't reach a compromise with congressional Democrats over funding for border security, he might invoke presidential powers instead. What could Congress do? Scott Horsley
Politics Trump Repeats Calls For A Border Wall As Shutdown Negotiations Continue The partial government shutdown is stretching into its third week, with more than 800,000 federal employees having to stay home from work or be furloughed. Shannon Van Sant
Politics Troops To Be Deployed To Border To Build And Upgrade 160 Miles Of Fencing The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to provide additional active-duty troops on the Southern border. They will upgrade or add 160 miles of fencing in Arizona and California. Tom Bowman
