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A Gulf fritillary butterfly perches on a flower at the National Butterfly Center, which is home to several endangered plants and threatened animals. The center is asking a federal judge to block government officials from building a border wall on its prop

Butterflies Vs. Border Wall: National Butterfly Center Seeks Restraining Order

11:45am February 13, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The center says government officials have already cut down trees on its private property in anticipation of a border wall. The planned wall would split its property in two.

President Trump said he is not "happy" with a compromise budget deal being negotiated on Capitol Hill but said he doesn't think there will be another shutdown.

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Trump Says He's Not 'Happy' With Budget Deal But Thinks Shutdown Unlikely

5:43pm February 12, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Congressional negotiators are close to a budget deal, but it provides less than what the president wants for a border wall and limits the number of people immigration officials can detain.

Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., walks to a bipartisan negotiation meeting Monday over securing the U.S. Southern border and keeping the U.S. government from shutting down.

Politics & Government

Days From Another Shutdown, Here's What The Negotiators Are Facing

6:58pm February 11, 2019

Bipartisan negotiators are working on a border security funding deal — but both sides are still sorting out what kind of "wall" or "barrier" is in and whether President Trump will sign it.

Sen. Richard Shelby (center), is the top Republican in a bipartisan group of lawmakers working to craft an agreement on border security.

Border Security Funding Talks Stalled, Government Shutdown Looms

2:30pm February 10, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

If an agreement isn't reached by Friday at midnight, the government could partially shut down again, just three weeks after the end of a 35-day partial government shutdown.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was tapped to give the Spanish language response to the president's State of the Union address by top congressional Democratic leaders.

Politics & Government

California Attorney General Vows To Sue If Trump Uses Emergency Powers To Build Wall

11:39pm February 05, 2019

by Meg Anderson

Xavier Becerra argued in the Spanish language response to the president's speech that it would be illegal for the administration to declare a national emergency to pay to build a border wall.

CBP agents, pictured Thursday, stand beside drugs seized last weekend at Arizona's Port of Nogales.

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Concealed By Cucumbers And False Floor, Massive Fentanyl Stash Found In Produce Truck

3:50pm February 01, 2019

by Amy Held

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents at an Arizona port of entry uncovered over 254 pounds of fentanyl and nearly 395 pounds of methamphetamine in the trailer.

Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed wall would devastate his community.

Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer'

3:08pm January 23, 2019

Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed border wall would cut through the reservation, with negative impacts.

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An image of a boy is painted on the bars of the border wall, in front of coils of razor wire, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump's proposal to end the partial government shutdown includes funding for more border wall, but also provisions that furt

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The Border Wall Isn't The Only Reason Democrats Oppose Plan To End The Shutdown

11:21pm January 22, 2019

by Joel Rose

Democrats and immigrant rights advocates say the President's proposal to end the shutdown contains big changes to asylum law that they're calling a "poison pill."

Trump Extends Offer To End Shutdown, Extend DACA; Democrats Say 'No Deal'

8:02am January 20, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

They oppose President Trump's proposal, which temporarily would protect some young people who immigrated illegally and provide $5.7 billion for a border wall.

As House Democrats Reject Trump Proposal, Senate GOP Embraces It

8:02am January 20, 2019

by Scott Detrow

While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spurned President Trump's shutdown deal before he even officially offered it, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will push for a vote on it this week.