Article snippet: It’s only June, but MORE’s laserlike focus on immigration and desire for a border wall are making GOP lawmakers nervous that lagging talks on a budget deal could further bog down and lead to another government shutdown. Trump is demanding $5 billion in border wall funding as part of a deal that would put limits on federal spending and raise the debt ceiling. A senior administration official on Friday said the Senate should put together appropriations bills that fund the president’s border wall request. The GOP Senate could then negotiate with Democrats in the House on compromise versions of the spending bills later this year. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman MORE (R-Ala.) and other Senate Republicans see that as a risky strategy that could lead to another stalemate and potential government shutdown at the end of the year. Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) and other Senate Republicans are eager to avoid the chance of another government shutdown, but Trump is more focused on revving up his conservative base ahead of the 2020 election. He wants to show he’s doing everything to deliver on his top campaign promise: building the wall. Trump tweeted a quote this past week from GOP pollster John McLaughlin declaring that the president has “delivered on keeping America Stronger & Safer.” Getting more money from Congress for a border wall would make that argument stronger. Shelby doesn’t think Democrats will agree to $5 billion for a border wall, even if some... Link to the full article to read more