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A student from Wisconsin takes a break in front of the Capitol Wednesday. Republican and Democratic negotiators appear ready to pass a one-week funding measure to keep the government open.

Congress Likely To Avoid Government Shutdown (At Least For Another Week)

1:14pm April 27, 2017

Now that President Trump has dropped demands on border wall funding and health care, negotiators on Capitol Hill look back on track to fund the government until they work out other sticking points.

A view from the International bridge between Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Mexico, shows the flooded checkpoint between the two cities on Sept. 17, 2008. A levee broke and water from the Rio Grande inundated parts of the city with 10 feet of water.

Mexico Worries That A New Border Wall Will Worsen Flooding

1:29pm April 25, 2017

by John Burnett

The 1970 Boundary Treaty requires that U.S. and Mexican officials on the International Boundary and Water Commission be in agreement before building structures that might affect the Rio Grande's flow.

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Then President-elect Donald Trump meets with House Speaker Paul Ryan at the U.S. Capitol in November.

Congress Focuses On Averting Shutdown, But Trump Wants More In Budget Deal

10:58am April 24, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Congress must act by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown on Donald Trump's 100th day in office. That could be complicated as the White House pushes a border wall, health care and taxes.

Eloisa Tamez received $56,000 from the federal government for a quarter-acre of her ancestral land, but she says, "I wasn't looking for the money. I don't want to lose the land.

Landowners Likely To Bring More Lawsuits As Trump Moves On Border Wall

1:40pm February 24, 2017

by John Burnett

More than 300 eminent domain lawsuits were filed after previous efforts to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Now more lawsuits are expected as President Trump continues the project.

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Tohono O'odham Vice Chairman Verlon Jose says "over my dead body will we build a wall" on the reservation.

Border Wall Would Cut Across Land Sacred To Native Tribe

4:35am February 23, 2017

by Laurel Morales

The Tohono O'odham tribe on the U.S.-Mexico border says a wall would desecrate a mountain where they say their creator lives. Still, they want help Donald Trump keep illegal border crossers out.

A visitor stands next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Friends of Friendship Park on Feb. 4 in San Ysidro, Calif.

The Environmental Consequences Of A Wall On The U.S.-Mexico Border

11:01am February 17, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Discussions of a border wall happen at the intersection of environmental and civil rights.

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, pauses while speaking at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, D.C.

'A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation': Trump Moves Forward With U.S.-Mexico Wall

4:37pm January 25, 2017

by Bill Chappell

A campaign promise gets closer to reality with a new executive order Wednesday, one of several changes the president is announcing in a visit to Homeland Security.

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