Article snippet: The president, congressional negotiators and other lawmakers are sending conflicting signals about whether a deal to fund border security and avoid another government shutdown is possible before a Friday deadline. The Senate’s top Republican negotiator, Sen. MORE accused Democratic leaders of interfering in the talks. “I think the talks are stalled right now. I’m hoping we can get off the dime later today or in the morning because time is ticking away,” Shelby said on “Fox News Sunday.” Shelby put the chances of a deal at “50-50” and warned “the specter of a shutdown is always out there.” Trump questioned whether Democrats were negotiating in good faith. “I don’t think the Dems on the Border Committee are being allowed by their leaders to make a deal. They are offering very little money for the desperately needed Border Wall & now, out of the blue, want a cap on convicted violent felons to be held in detention!” he tweeted Sunday. An administration official told The Hill that in a leadership staff meeting Saturday Democrats said they wanted to reduce the number of beds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has available for detained immigrants from 38,000 to 16,000. “This is ‘abolish ICE.’ That’s what it is,” the official said, characterizing the Democratic position and warning that Republicans are about to “walk” away from the negotiating table. A House Democratic aide confirmed that Democrats have proposed a cap on the number of ICE detention beds and s... Link to the full article to read more