Border wall battle could spark a government shutdown

President Trump's proposal to fund an extension of the nation's southern border wall is pitting most Republicans against Democrats in a battle that could end up in a partial government shutdown.

"It does complicate things," Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., a key appropriator, told the Washington Examiner.

Democrats have pledged to vote against further 2018 government funding legislation if it provides money for the wall, citing a wide range of reasons for opposing the structure, some of them political.

"I'm prepared to do that," said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-N.M., when asked if he will block 2018 spending bills that include wall funding.

President Trump and Republicans are insisting the wall money must be part of a long-term spending deal. And for the first time in years, some in the GOP are saying they think the blame would fall on Democrats if a partial shutdown happened.