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On Friday, the federal government avoided another partial shutdown. 

President Trump signed a budget bill to keep the government open, despite being 

 that it didn't fully fund a wall along the southern border. But in a speech from the White House Rose Garden, the president declared a 

What comes next? Can Congress block the funding? The Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, joined MPR News host Kerri Miller to answer these questions and talk about the implications of a national emergency. 

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President Trump signed a deal that prevented a government shutdown. He then declared a national emergency to help fund a border wall. What comes next?

President Trump signed a deal that prevented a government shutdown. He then declared a national emergency to help fund a border wall. What comes next? Kerri Miller discusses this week in politics with The Political Junkie, Ken Rudin.

Political Junkie: No Shutdown, but a national emergency

President Donald Trump speaks on border security

Political Junkie: No shutdown, but a national emergency

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