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US President Donald Trump has pledged not to back down from his demand for wall construction along the border with Mexico, while the current partial government shutdown is now in its second month—the longest in the history of the country, Voice of America reported.

“Without a Wall our Country can never have Border or National Security,” Trump wrote, in particular, on Twitter. “Must finally be done correctly. No Cave!”

Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court dealt the Trump administration a setback. The court ruled it would not immediately act on an administration request to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program started by former President Barack Obama that protects nearly 700,000 so-called “Dreamers” from deportation.

Republicans in the US Senate have released a spending proposal that would end the partial government shutdown. The voting on this matter may take place on Thursday.

The shutdown has furloughed 800,000 government employees, with at least 420,000 forced to continue working without pay and the remainder sent home, some of whom have been forced to look for temporary work elsewhere to help pay their household bills.

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