Pentagon sanctions $1 billion for US-Mexico border wall

The Pentagon notified Congress that it has sanctioned the transfer of $1 billion to begin new wall construction along the US-Mexico border, drawing immediate objections from Democratic lawmakers. A Pentagon budget reprogramming notification sent to Capitol Hill on Monday night indicated that up to $1 billion will go toward building 57 miles of fencing, improving roads and other measures on the southern border, reports CNN.

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