Happy Thursday! President Donald Trump may have boxed himself into a corner with the partial government shutdown and there may be only one option left: calling a national emergency and trying to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall without Congress' help. Trump isn’t backing down on wanting wall funding and Democrats see no reason to give. Of course, the courts might strike down a national emergency order, but Trump could claim a temporary win and the government re-opens. [Politico]
Topping the news: The government shutdown is now in its 20th day and while Utah’s members of Congress are concerned over the standstill, they’re not budging on their positions.