Trump Asks Congress for $4.5 Billion in Emergency Border Funds
- Additional money intended for humanitarian aid, not wall
- House Democrats likely to be skeptical after partial shutdown
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President Donald Trump’s administration will ask Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency border funds, a request the Democratic House may treat skeptically after a dispute over the president’s decision to seize other federal money for his border wall.
The request doesn’t seek more funding for the wall, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg News. The White House says that the Department of Homeland Security is in danger of running out of funds needed to deal with a surge in migration before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.