A congressional spending deal for the Department of Homeland Security didn’t give President Donald Trump near what he wanted to fund a physical wall along the southern border, but budget negotiators agreed to hefty increases overall in border security, particularly to inspect vehicles and cargo at ports of entry. The compromise bill, signed by Trump, provides nearly $1.4 billion in spending for 55 miles of physical barriers in the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas. That amount is far less…
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