The White House has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to look into projects approved in a bill providing disaster relief for Puerto Rico to see where funding could be diverted to build a wall along the border , according to a congressional aide familiar the discussions.
Almost three weeks into a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump has signaled he may seek a way out of the impasse over funding a wall by declaring a national emergency at the border with Mexico. Federal law allows the president to halt military construction projects and divert those funds for an emergency. Read more>>
