Trump may declare national emergency to fund wall if deadlock continues

There is little hope that the broad divide between Trump and Democrats over his demand for more than $5 billion for a border wall would be bridged anytime soon

As a partial government shutdown entered its third week, the latest round of negotiations between Vice-President Mike Pence and congressional aides from both parties yielded little progress while the impact on government services and on federal workers was worsening by the day even as a White House official told CNN that US President Donald Trump is inclined to declare a national emergency to secure military funding for his long-promised southern border wall if talks between administration officials and top lawmakers continue to stall. 

While not the administration's preferred plan, the use of emergency powers to fund the wall “provides a