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Congress has passed a spending measure that will fund the government through Dec. 7. President Donald Trump said he will sign the bill to keep the government open, but has also threatened to veto it because it does not include funding for a wall on the US-Mexico border. Funding of the federal government is set to expire Oct.1.
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BAL Analysis: The spending bill, if signed by the president, would avert a shutdown for now, but a budget fight—including potential funding for Trump’s border wall—would resume at the end of the year.
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