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Article snippet: Congressional Republicans are mulling delaying a fight over funding MORE's border wall until after the November midterm elections. Senate Majority Leader told a Kentucky radio station when asked if funding for the border wall would wait until after the midterm elections. McConnell's comments come after he and House Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) met with Trump at the White House this week to discuss how to fund the government. Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass funding legislation and avoid its third shutdown of the year. But Trump's demand for border wall funding has loomed over the negotiations for months, and has emerged as a key division between the House and Senate. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $1.6 billion for border barriers. Meanwhile, the House Appropriations Committee would give $5 billion. Democrats, whose support is needed in the Senate, have dismissed the larger figure as a "non-starter." McConnell's comments Sept. 30 deadline. "The president's willing to be patient to make sure that we get what we need so we can that done," Ryan said, adding that funding the wall was "not a question of if, it’s a question of when." Lawmakers have focused on trying to pass smaller appropriations packages this year as they work to avoid another mammoth omnibus, which would roll the 12 individual spending bills into one piece of legislation. Trump threatened to veto the March omnibus because it did not include more funding for his pr... Link to the full article to read more