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Bahrain26 January 20191 min read

Shutdown ends, for now

President Donald Trump has endorsed a deal to reopen the US government for three weeks, after a record-breaking shutdown of federal agencies. But the pact does not include any money that Mr Trump has demanded for a US-Mexico border wall. The Republican president previously vowed

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Published 26 January 2019, 8:00 · Updated 22:17

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Shutdown ends, for now

President Donald Trump has endorsed a deal to reopen the US government for three weeks, after a record-breaking shutdown of federal agencies.

But the pact does not include any money that Mr Trump has demanded for a US-Mexico border wall.

The Republican president previously vowed to reject any such bill unless it included $5.7bn (£4.3bn) to fund his signature campaign pledge.

But Democrats, who control the House of Representatives, have flatly refused.

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