Trump Border Wall Dream, Downsized, Gets Revival in Defense Bill

A little-noticed provision in an annual defense bill would resurrect former President Donald Trump’s deeply politically divisive vision of building a wall on the US-Mexico border.

President Joe Biden halted most construction along the southwest border when he took office, calling it a waste of money. But Republicans have held fast to the dream of building and extending barriers to thwart migrant crossings.

Senate GOP lawmakers notched a victory this summer when they used the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) to advance a border bill from Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services ...