BORDER/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democratic leaders are drafting a letter to President Donald Trump that would propose $5 billion in border security if he agrees to reopen the government, but Trump warned Wednesday [1-23-19] that the partial government shutdown could drag on for a while. The Democrats’ proposal does not include money for any ‘new structures’ along the southern border as the president demanded, so it is unlikely to move as is. It is still significant because it’s the first time Democratic leaders will broadly lay out what they might accept in a compromise to end the government shutdown, which is in its 33rd day.”
–Eliza Collins, Michael Collins and David Jackson, “Shutdown, Day 33: Democrats work on new offer, but Trump says impasse could last awhile,” USA Today, January 23, 2019 6:32 pm