2018–19 United States federal government shutdown
Trump vows emergency declaration over wall, agrees to shutdown-averting bill
United States President Donald Trump vowed on Feb. 14 to declare a national emergency in an attempt to fund his U.S.-Mexico border wall without congressional approval, a step likely to plunge him into a battle with Congress over constitutional powers.
Trump Surrenders and Congress Passes Bill Ending Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history, while dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding for wall construction along the Mexican border, reports AFP.
Trump climbs down in wall row, Congress passes bill ending shutdown
President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history, while dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding for wall construction along the Mexican border.