Government Shutdown Over <br />Trump's Border Wall Looms <br />Before the Holidays President Donald Trump <br />is demanding that Congress <br />approve $5 billion in funding to build <br />a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump has threatened to allow <br />a partial government shutdown <br />if the funding is not approved. Senate Minority Leader <br />Chuck Schumer insists <br />that Trump doesn't have <br />the votes for the funding. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, via Fox News A bi-partisan Senate bill would <br />allow for no more than <br />$1.6 billion in border <br />security funding. On Sunday, Stephen Miller, White House senior advisor, via Fox News Republican Senator Susan Collins <br />offered an alternative to both <br />the bi-partisan Senate bill and <br />a government shutdown. She reiterated her push for <br />a $2.5 billion border security <br />bill that would include barriers, <br />technology and border patrol agents. Susan Collins, U.S. Senator (R., MN), via Fox News
