The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bipartisan border security bill aimed at averting a government shutdown and sent it to President Trump, including new barriers for part of the US-Mexico border but not the $5.

US House passes border security bill, sends it to Trump

US President Trump will sign a spending bill averting a government shutdown but will also issue an emergency declaration to fund his controversial border wall, the White House and lawmakers said on Thursday.

Trump will sign shutdown bill but will also issue emergency declaration: Senator McConnell

The five-week US government shutdown subtracted $11 billion from the economy, about twice the amount President Donald Trump sought to fund a border wall, a congressional body said Monday.

US government shutdown subtracted $11 billion from economy: Congressional report