Agreement looked close on Friday but disagreements over border and immigration spending are stalling a deal
A dispute over border security funding threatens to force a shutdown of swaths of the federal government, with lawmakers racing to reach a deal on long-term spending legislation to meet a Friday deadline.
Disagreements over immigration at the US-Mexico border have stymied the talks, the Washington Post reported, while part of the dispute is that Democrats are pressing for more funding for pay equity for the transportation security administration (TSA) while Republicans want more funding for US immigration and customs enforcement’s (ICE) detention and enforcement efforts, the Hill reported.
