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100th Day Showdown Looms on Trump's Biggest Campaign Promise

Parts of the federal government may begin to shut down as of Saturday if President Donald Trump does not receive the funds he demands to build the much-maligned border wall. Trump, who made hardline immigration reform one of the cornerstones of his incendiary campaign, issued his threat despite polls indicating that few Americans and none of the lawmakers representing the districts along the nation's southern border want the wall in the first place.

Although the GOP controls both houses of Congress and some party members have indicated they would be “willing to set aside funds for the border,” others have, as The Wall Street Journalnotes, expressed reluctance "to imperil a bill that would need at least eight Democratic votes to pass the Senate.” Republican leaders will likely need Democratic votes in the House, where conservative legislators are expected to oppose the measure, setting the stage for a partisan showdown.

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