Trump to sign spending bill averting govt shutdown

US President Donald Trump will sign a spending bill averting a government shutdown but will also issue an emergency declaration to fund his controversial border wall.

Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell told colleagues that he spoke to Mr Trump, who indicated that he is prepared to sign the bill and also issue a national emergency declaration. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the plan minutes



later.

Declaring an emergency, a rare step, would free Mr Trump to seek to redirect federal funds from elsewhere to help pay for a wall along the US-Mexico border.