Trump to declare emergency on wall funds

A bipartisan border security bill aimed at averting a government shutdown has been approved by the US House of Representatives.

US President Donald J. Trump gestures while delivering remarks at the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association Joint Conference on 13/2/19.

US President Donald J. Trump gestures while delivering remarks at the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association Joint Conference on 13/2/19. Source: ABACA

The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan border security bill aimed at averting a government shutdown and sent it to President Donald Trump.

The bill includes new barriers for part of the US-Mexico border but not the $US5.7 billion he sought.

The Democratic-run House backed the measure on Thursday, a spending bill providing over $US300 billion for several government departments and agencies, 300 to 128.

It passed the Senate earlier on Thursday.

The White House has said Trump will sign it into law, but will also attempt to use unilateral emergency powers to obtain money for a wall.

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