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Senate Republicans on Tuesday laid down their ante in the new border wall spending battle with a homeland security spending bill that includes $5 billion in additional money to build more fencing in 2020 and fulfill President Trump’s top campaign promise. The bill advanced through a spending subcommittee with some bipartisan support... The $5 billion, if it survives the rest of the legislative process, would bring total wall funding under Mr. Trump to $14.8 billion. But Senate Republicans will have to battle with House Democrats, who included no border wall money in their version of the homeland security bill... Homeland...