Negotiators from both parties say they have a tentative deal to avoid a US government shutdown

• Congressional negotiators say they have reached an agreement in principle to avoid a government shutdown before a midnight Friday deadline.

 

• As always, President Donald Trump will hold the fate of any potential border security agreement in his hands.

 

• The announcement came only minutes before the president took the rally stage in the Texas border city of El Paso to argue that "walls save lives" as he made the case for his proposed border barrier.

(Source: CNBC)