Washington • Yielding to growing pressure, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday appeared set to seal a short-term deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations continue over the president’s demands for money to build his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump was to speak about the 35-day impasse as intensifying delays at the nation's airports and widespread disruptions brought new urgency to efforts to resolve the standoff.
After saying for weeks that he would not reopen the government without border wall money, Trump was expected to agree to a bill to re-open the government without additional money for his signature campaign promise, according to five people familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal private discussion.