Trump's border wall hits Senate snag

A plan to fund President Trump’s long-promised southern border wall faces a significant obstacle in the Senate, where Democrats have vowed to oppose attaching it to a must-pass spending bill and Republican leaders are leaning toward different border security language.

Senate Republicans are eager to avoid a spending showdown with Democrats, which is why they’ve shifted their border security ambitions away from the $1.6 billion provided in the House-passed spending bill. Instead, GOP senators are considering a broader plan to improve border security through a combination of infrastructure, technology and enforcement.