Article snippet: In a swift reversal, the White House on Tuesday dropped its demand that a government funding measure include $5 billion for MORE’s wall on the Mexican border. Trump’s concession paves the way for lawmakers to reach a compromise and end the Congress without a partial government shutdown. It also raises questions over whether Trump will ever get full funding for his wall now that Democrats are poised to take control of the House in a few weeks. Republican and Democratic leaders still need to iron out the details of a possible deal, but the biggest wild card in the debate, Trump, appears to have taken a shutdown off the table. Still, the walk-back is a stunning blow to the White House and Republicans, who stared down and out-maneuvered Democrats in a three-day shutdown in January. This time around, Republicans caved. Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.), who has been in close consultations with Trump, told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he is confident a partial shutdown will be avoided. Funding for about 25 percent of the federal government is due to expire Saturday. “I think a government shutdown is not a good option,” McConnell said. “We’ve been down this path before and I don’t believe we’ll go down this path again.” “I think there’s certainly bipartisan support for avoiding a government shutdown,” he added. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders signaled a breakthrough Tuesday when she told Fox News “at the end of the day we don’t want to shut ... Link to the full article to read more