About that border wall with Mexico. Trump tweeted Tuesday that building the border wall remains a top priority for him, but the White House said the president was willing to shelve the fight until the next budget go-round in the fall. Republicans submitted their latest proposal Tuesday — minus the $5-billion border wall funds, sources said — but outstanding issues remain. Trump has long promised that Mexico would pay for the wall along the southern border, something officials in that country have said is not going to happen. “Our directive is to continue to find ways to meet the mission of building the border wall, but we need the funding to do that,” Lapan said.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 25, 2017 20:37 UTC