Trump Sways Republicans Threatening Blockade of Shutdown Deal

Republican opposition to President Donald Trump’s deal with Democrats to end the partial US government shutdown began to crumble late Monday despite the ongoing a standoff over the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Trump implored House Republicans in a social media post to pass the spending measure “IMMEDIATELY!” He told lawmakers that “There can be NO CHANGES” to the deal.

Soon after, two conservative holdouts — Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Tim Burchett of Tennessee — said they agreed after a talk with the White House to end their threatened blockade, clearing the way to a Tuesday vote on the ...