President Donald Trump says 'I can't say I'm thrilled' with a congressional compromise designed to avert a second government shutdown. A committee negotiating new border security measures tentatively agreed Monday night to dedicate $1.4 billion to Trump's border wall, far less than his $5.7 billion goal.
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