Trump team meets as shutdown looms over wall funding
The standoff over President Trump’s 5 billion wall funds deepens risking a partial federal shutdown by Friday. Trump presses for the wall while Democrats offer 1.3 billion in funding, with Congress and the White House under mounting pressure to avert disruption. More than 800,000 federal workers face uncertainty as nine Cabinet agencies, plus parks and forests, could be affected.
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Russia used social media to influence 2016 election, reports say
Senate intelligence committee reports reveal Russian troll farms aimed to suppress black votes and polarize US politics across platforms. New Knowledge and Oxford Graphika studies show ongoing campaigns to boost Trump and inflame tensions, with some Internet Research Agency accounts still active on smaller sites.
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