Trump Tells Republicans He Won’t Budge on Wall, Raising Odds of Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks to reporters alongside Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), in Washington, Nov. 27, 2018. President Donald Trump told House Republican leaders that Congress must accede to his demand to include $5 billion for a southern border wall in a hefty year-end spending bill. “We’re trying to get the president the money he would like for the wall,” McConnell said. (Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times)