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The House Freedom Caucus led a special order on the House floor on Wednesday night, urging Congress and the president to continue fighting for the border wall. Meadows said, “I rise to encourage my colleagues to stay in the fight to have the president deliver on a promise.” The House Freedom Caucus proposed an amendment to the proposed spending bill that would fund $5 billion in border wall funding and close asylum loopholes, ending “catch and release.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Congress has not taken up a spending bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other parts of the government, as President Donald Trump has previously insisted upon $5 billion for his planned border wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and Democrats have refused to budge on the matter.

McConnell said Wednesday he plans to introduce the bill that would fund the government through February 8, which would avert a potential partial government shutdown.

Wouldn’t you have been building prototypes, developing relationships with key congressional allies and talking to military leaders about using the Seabees or the Army Corps of Engineers to build the wall? 

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to temporarily fund the government, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. Senators passed the measure, which would keep government running to Feb. 8, by voice vote without a roll call. The House is also expected to move before Friday’s deadline, when funding for a portion of the government expires.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A. Cohen If Trump and those around him did nothing wrong, why have they consistently lied about it?  State Representative Geoff Diehl, this year’s failed GOP candidate for US Senate, won’t lead the state Republican Party, a major boost for Governor Charlie Baker.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A. Cohen If Trump and those around him did nothing wrong, why have they consistently lied about it?  State Representative Geoff Diehl, this year’s failed GOP candidate for US Senate, won’t lead the state Republican Party, a major boost for Governor Charlie Baker.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A. Cohen If Trump and those around him did nothing wrong, why have they consistently lied about it?  State Representative Geoff Diehl, this year’s failed GOP candidate for US Senate, won’t lead the state Republican Party, a major boost for Governor Charlie Baker.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A. Cohen If Trump and those around him did nothing wrong, why have they consistently lied about it?  State Representative Geoff Diehl, this year’s failed GOP candidate for US Senate, won’t lead the state Republican Party, a major boost for Governor Charlie Baker.

Sen. MORE’s (R-Tenn.) decision to retire when his term ends in 2021 marks what could be the end of a genteel era of politics that is increasingly subsumed by more conservative elements within the Republican Party — both in Tennessee and across the country. Since joining the union in 1796, Tennessee’s political geography has been defined by its Grand Divisions, the three regions each represented by a star on the state flag.