President Donald Trump is expected to announce a proposal to temporarily reopen government, ending the 35-day shutdown with a clean bill to end the shutdown without obtaining any funding for his $5.7 billion border wall request, according to congressional and White House sources.
Trump is expected to break the news in a statement in the Rose Garden, though sources cautioned that the deal is "not locked in."
After Democrats rejected a proposal to temporarily reopen government with a pro-rated amount of border wall funding Thursday evening, Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters Friday morning that Republican senators were looking to the White House to decide the next move.
Bipartisan talks about a possible short-term compromise -- a three-week stopgap funding bill to reopen the government -- began late Thursday between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
A Senate Republican leadership aide says the GOP is "very wary" of President Trump, pointing out McConnell has been stung by Trump before. The aide is adamant that the president won't announce a “McConnell deal” – this is a “President-Democrats deal.”
Aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Schumer did not immediately react in anticipation of the president's announcement.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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