mo4ch:>House Democrats pass gov't funding bill without border wall despite near-certain veto | Mo4ch News

US Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's plan to end the government shutdown passed the House with flying colors, though without funding for a southern border wall it's almost certain to be vetoed by President Trump.The House passed a pair of bills that would fund the Department of Homeland Security at existing levels through February 8, supplying $1.3 billion for "border fencing" and another $300 million for miscellaneous border security measures like cameras and other surveillance tech; the other bill would keep currently unfunded federal agencies like the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, and Interior open through the end of the fiscal year.Also on rt.comDemocrats take over House divided on progressive agendaConspicuously absent is $5 billion in funding for the president's wall, without which he has vowed to veto any legislation. Accompanied by border patrol agents in an unannounced press conference earlier on Thursday, Trump made the cas…