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NATION Friday, December 21, 2018 East Oregonian Trump’s demand for wall moves government closer to shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shut- down as House Republicans approved a package Thurs- day with his $5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate. The White House said Trump will not travel to Florida on Friday for the Christmas holiday if the government is shutting down. More than 800,000 federal workers will be fac- ing furloughs or forced to work without pay if a reso- lution is not reached before funding expires at midnight Friday. The shutdown crisis could be one of the final acts of the House GOP majority before relinquishing control to Democrats in January. Congress had been on track to fund the government but lurched Thursday when Trump, after a rare lashing from conservative support- ers, declared he would not sign a bill without the fund- ing. Conservatives want to keep fighting. They warn that “caving” on Trump’s repeated wall promises could hurt his 2020 re-elec- tion chances, and other Republicans’ as well. The House voted largely along party lines, 217-185, after GOP leaders framed the vote as a slap-back to Nancy Pelosi, who is poised to become House speaker on Jan. 3 and who had warned Trump in a televised Oval Office meeting last week that he wouldn’t have the votes for the wall. “Now we find com- promise,” House Major- ity Leader Kevin McCa- rthy, R-Calif., said. “We have time right now to get it done.” Meanwhile, an online fundraiser started by an Air Force veteran to pay for con- struction of President Don- ald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall was up to mil- lions of dollars Thursday. Brian Kolfage launched Urban Institute in Washing- ton to be showing indica- tions of rapid change or full- out gentrification, including ones in Long Branch. Six of properties are in New York City’s Brooklyn Heights neighborhood overlooking the Manhattan skyline and where apartments sell for millions each. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walk off after speaking to reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump on border wall funding at the White House on Thursday in Washington. the GoFundMe page Sun- day, and it has since gener- ated $6 million in donations. The site states a fundraising goal of $1 billion. In a statement posted on the crowdsourcing page, Kolfage says the wall could be built if everyone who voted for Trump pledged $80 each. ics say it includes too many gentrifying neighborhoods already attracting invest- ment and is a giveaway to wealthy developers. The Kushner Cos. did not respond to repeated requests for comment. An earlier report in the Asbury Park Press on the deal quotes a Kushner spokeswoman say- ing the purchase is “under contract.” News of the possible purchase follows an Asso- ciated Press investigation that showed Jared Kushner owns stakes in 13 Oppor- tunity Zones properties, all in locations deemed by the Whitaker rejected advice to recuse himself from Russia probe WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney Gen- eral Matthew Whitaker chose not to recuse him- self from the Russia inves- tigation even though a top Justice Department ethics official advised him to step aside out of an “abundance of caution,” a senior official said Thursday. Whitaker’s past criti- cism of the Russia investi- gation has raised questions about whether he can over- see it fairly. The ethics offi- cial said this week that a recusal was “a close call” but suggested that Whita- ker remove himself, even though he was not required to do so. Whitaker decided not to take the advice. Earlier Thursday, a per- son familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Associated Press that Whita- ker did not have to recuse himself from overseeing the probe. But that wasn’t the full picture. Later, a senior Justice Department offi- cial provided a much more detailed account of the eth- ics consultation. It showed that although Whitaker was not required to step aside from the inves- tigation, the issue wasn’t so clear cut. That official spoke with reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss sen- sitive conversations. Kushners buying 4th New Jersey property in tax- break zone NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Kushner’s family company is buying another property in a New Jersey beach town where develop- ers can get big tax breaks thanks to a new federal pro- gram pushed by Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump. The Kushner Cos. is negotiating to buy land already approved for retail space and apartments in one of thousands of new Oppor- tunity Zones offering tax breaks around the coun- try, Long Branch Business Administrator George Jack- son said Thursday. It would be the fourth Kushner pur- chase in an Opportunity Zone in the town since the program was included in the Republican-led tax overhaul law passed in December last year. The program has been praised as a smart way to attract money into high-pov- erty areas long neglected by private investors. But crit- You’ve been chipping away at the to-do list and the place is looking great. But what about the things you can’t see—like being wasted? Switch and Get LATEST PHONES FREE Promotional pricing requires Total Plan with Unlimited Plus Data, new line, port-in, credit approval, qualified Smartphone purchase and Device Protection+ and comes via monthly bill credit on a 30-month Retail Installment Contract. 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