BORDER/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump told House Republican leaders on Tuesday [11-27-18] that Congress must accede to his demand to include $5 billion for a southern border wall in a hefty year-end spending bill, intensifying a fight over one of his signature campaign promises that could lead to a partial government shutdown next week. With less than 10 working days to wrestle out the details of an anticipated seven-bill spending package and deliver a measure to the president’s desk, Democrats have shown little sign of giving in to Mr. Trump’s demands. But House Republican leaders said after a private White House meeting that Mr. Trump would not back down, and sought to turn Democrats’ opposition against them…Some signs of the potential for a deal remained. In an interview with The Washington Post published after the meeting, Mr. Trump signaled a willingness to compromise with Democrats, who oppose the construction of a concrete barrier, saying, ‘I might get it done another way.’ And the president has made similar threats over wall funding before, only to back down.”
–Emily Cochrane and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, “Trump Tells Republicans He Won’t Budge on Wall, Raising Odds of Shutdown,” The New York Times online, November 28, 2018