This is Mike a calling in from Snowy Seattle, where the MPR Politics Podcast will be keeping

me company as I work from home during this abnormal winter weather.

I never snows here, let alone three times in a week.

This podcast was recorded at 3.11pm on Tuesday, February 12th.

Things may have changed by the time you hear it, like hopefully there won't be any more

snow here in Seattle.

Now here's the show.

Hey there, it is the MPR Politics Podcast.

All negotiators have reached a deal on border security, meaning we may be a verdict yet

another government shutdown.

But the question is, will President Trump sign it?

I'm Danielle Kurtz, Lavin Political Reporter.

I'm Tamara Keith, I cover the White House.

And I'm Susan Davis, I cover Congress.

Okay, we do have a deal on the table.

Let's get to this.

The question is whether it's a win-win-win kind of situation for Democrats, Republicans,

and the White House, who compromised and how much.

So this deal was announced, let's first start with the very basics.

What exactly was in it?

Ultimately, this bill is seven of the remaining 12 spending bills for the fiscal year.

The total value of it is 320 billion dollars.

...