1/ Negotiators in the House and Senate reached an agreement “in principle� to avoid another partial government shutdown. Details of the agreement have not been released, but the tentative deal includes $1.375 billion for 55 miles of fences along the border, but does not include the $5.7 billion Trump wanted for more than 200 miles of border walls. The border security spending agreement would also provide an additional $1.7 billion for other Homeland Security priorities, like new technology and more customs officers. To avoid another shutdown by the end of the week, the deal needs to be written into final legislation, passed by both the House and Senate, and signed into law by Trump. It’s unclear if Trump will accept the deal. (New York Times / CNN / Washington Post / Politico / NBC News / ABC News / NPR)

2/ Trump is “not happy� with the tentative bipartisan border security deal, adding that “it’s not doing the trick.� Trump did not commit to signing the spending measure if Congress passes it, but he did say: “I don’t think you’re going to see another shutdown.� Trump also didn’t rule out declaring a national emergency to secure wall funds. “I’m considering everything.� (CNBC / New York Times / Politico / Wall Street Journal / Reuters / Bloomberg)

3/ The White House is working on a plan to redirect federal dollars to fund Trump’s border wall without invoking a national emergency. The current plan is to take money from two Army Corps of Engineers’ flood control projects in Northern California, draw from disaster relief funds intended for California and Puerto Rico, and tap Department of Defense funds. A former staff director for the House Appropriations Committee said the plan “will create a firestorm.� (Politico)

4/ Senate Republicans are “livid� with Trump’s refusal to issue a report determining who is responsible for the mu...