Lawmakers negotiating the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill have decided it would be best for congressional appropriators to address President Trump's use of Pentagon funds to construct a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border without the consent of Congress, though the authorization bill remains stalled over other issues. Monica Matoush, a spokeswoman for House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA), said debate over the wall is no longer holding up the defense authorization bill. However, she said, tensions remain...
