Trump pushes government closer to a shutdown, says he won't sign stopgap money bill
by Jennifer Haberkorn and Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Dec 20, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pushed the country closer to a partial government shutdown Thursday after telling House Republicans that he no longer plans to sign the stopgap funding measure approved by the Senate on Wednesday night because it does not include money for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
After receiving a torrent of criticism from backers in Congress and conservative media upset that he
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