Dispute Over Border Security Funding Could Cause Border Shutdown This Week

U.S. Mexican Border Wall. Representational Image. (Credit: Creative Commons)

The ongoing dispute over funding for border security is now threatening to force a shutdown of most of the federal government if an impasse is not broken by Saturday.

Concretely, funding for about 70% of the federal government will end after midnight on Friday and, according to a report by The Washington Post, a prolonged one could have "cascading effects on the government and economy."