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WATCH: Trump tells law enforcement conference that border wall is ‘on its way’

President Donald Trump told a conference of the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association that the wall he envisions in some places along the southern border would be harder to scale than Mount Everest.

The latest border security deal, explained

By Lisa Desjardins, Yamiche Alcindor

Here is exactly what’s in the compromise struck between the top Republicans and Democrats on the congressional appropriations committees, and how it looks from both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue.

WATCH: Trump says he’s not ‘thrilled’ with border deal

President Donald Trump says 'I can't say I'm thrilled' with a congressional compromise on border security designed to avert a second government shutdown.

Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks.

Lawmakers announce ‘agreement in principle’ to avoid shutdown

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Congressional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks.

WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in El Paso

By Joshua Barajas

El Paso County lawmakers passed a resolution ahead of Trump’s visit, saying the city’s residents are “disillusioned by [the president’s] lies regarding the border and our community.”…

AP fact check: Trump claims he’s vindicated in Russia probe

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is declaring exoneration prematurely in the Russia investigation. Here's a closer look at that claim and more made by the president this past week.

Budget talks resume amid pessimism over border wall negotiations

By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Budget negotiators will meet Monday to revive talks over border security issues that are central to legislation to prevent key parts of the government from shutting down on Saturday, but an air of pessimism remains after talks broke down over…

AP fact check: Trump plays on immigration myths

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has long railed against immigration as a scourge on the economy and national security. Along those lines, here are some fundamental myths about U.S. immigration and the economy.