[Washington Times] Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan missed a Thursday deadline to turn over a list of military construction projects that could be delayed in order to build President Trump’s border wall.Mr. Shanahan, in a hearing earlier in the day, had promised Sen. Jack Reed he would produce the list "by the end of today."
At about 11:30 p.m. Mr. Reed announced that Mr. Shanahan said he would no longer meet the deadline.
"Tonight, the Acting Secretary of Defense informed me he is unable to keep his commitment to share the list of what will be cut to pay for the vanity wall," Mr. Reed said. "This unacceptable series of evasions should trouble members of Congress, regardless of political party."
No explanation was given, but the mere possibility of such a list is politically charged.