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Trump signs spending bills to avoid shutdown

As President Trump flew to south Florida Friday, he signed a series of spending bills that will keep the government running and avoid a repeat of last year's shutdown. The measures authorize $1.4 trillion in federal spending. The legislation increases federal worker's pay by an average of about 3%. It also authorizes $1.4 billion for security at the U.S.-Mexico border. That's less than the $6 billion the president demanded last year during the shutdown battle.

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Both parties in Utah welcome refugees

Our series A More Perfect Union aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. President Trump has sharply reduced the number of refugees who can legally enter the United States. Next year, the cap will be 18,000, the lowest since Congress established the Refugee Resettlement Program in 1980. The U.S. resettled nearly 85,000 refugees in 2016. Major Garrett traveled to one state where Republicans and Democrats are putting out the welcome mat.

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