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US House Democrats Move to Back Senate Plan for Border Funding

Reuters

   U.S. House Democrats dropped opposition on Thursday to a bill passed by
   the Republican-controlled Senate that would release $4.6 billion in
   emergency funds to address worsening humanitarian conditions for
   migrant children and families on the U.S.-Mexico border, lawmakers
   said.

   Leading Democrats in the House of Representatives said the chamber was
   likely to vote later Thursday on a spending bill, approved by the
   Senate on Wednesday.

   A photo of two drowned migrants and reports of horrendous conditions
   for detained children have spurred efforts to craft compromise
   legislation to send to President Donald Trump before Congress breaks
   this week for the U.S. Independence Day holiday.

   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave in to pushback from moderate Democrats
   and dropped plans to add migrant protections to the Senate bill.

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