McConnell rejects nuclear option for wall funding vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected Donald Trump’s call to use the “nuclear option” of ending the filibuster to pass funding for a border wall.
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Trump moves towards US Government Shutdown with vow not to Sign Bill
Donald Trump veered toward a shutdown of the federal government by vowing on Thursday not to sign a stopgap spending bill passed by the Republican majority in the Senate, taking his colleagues by surprise and catching many legislators who have already left town for the holiday break unawares.