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US: House Democrats Challenge Trump on Gov’t Shutdown

US: House Democrats Challenge Trump on Gov’t Shutdown
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The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives voted to end a partial government shutdown, but the move looks certain to be vetoed by US President Donald Trump.

In further details, Trump said he will reject any measure that does not provide funding for his proposed US-Mexico border wall.

Meanwhile, new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi branded the wall immoral.

The bills passed by the House of Representatives would fund homeland security operations, including $1.3bn in border security, until 8 February, and fund several other agencies until September.

However, it requires Senate approval, and sign off from the president, in order to become law.

Republicans currently have a majority in the Senate, and majority leader Mitch McConnell has said Republicans there would not back measures that Trump did not support.

McConnell called the Democrats' move a "total nonstarter" and a "political sideshow".

However, Democrats argue that the bills are nearly identical to ones passed by the Senate last month, before Trump insisted wall funding must be included.

Pelosi was elected as Speaker of the House for a second time - becoming the third most powerful politician in the US.

She previously led the House from 2007-11 - and remains the only female to hold the position.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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