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Political Cornflakes: Trump may not like it, but new deal is probably the most wall money he’s going to get

Happy Tuesday! Republican and Democratic negotiators have come up with a deal they hope to sell to Congress that would avoid a shutdown come Friday, though it may not be one they can sell President Donald Trump. The new budget compromise would offer $1.3 billion for some border fencing but that’s way below the amount Trump has promised. Congress, though, isn’t wild about another shutdown and may pass the measure. [Politico]

Topping the news: Gov. Gary Herbert signed SB96 into law on Monday night, replacing voter-approved Proposition 3 with a partial Medicaid expansion. The Utah Senate had approved the bill earlier in the day with all six Democrats opposing the measure.