Very misleading headline as it was stated that the WH has other ways to get their $$ and they want a compromise bill ....not truly a reversal IMHO. Unfortunately, I see the alternate methods of obtaining $$ being challenged in court.
In reversal, White House shifts border wall funding demands, wants to avoid shutdownWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders suggested Tuesday that the White House has found an alternative way to get its requested $5 billion in funding for a US-Mexico border wall, marking a reversal from President Donald Trump's previous position.
Sanders indicated that the White House could support a compromise bill to avoid a partial government shutdown later this week.
"We have other ways that we can get to that $5 billion (for a border wall)," Sanders said Tuesday morning during an interview with Fox News.
"We will work with Congress if they will make sure we get a bill passed that provides not just the funding for the wall, but there's a piece of legislation that's been pushed around that Democrats actually voted 26-5 out of committee that provides roughly $26 billion for border security including $1.6 billion for the wall," she said. "That's something that we would be able to support as a long as we can couple that with other funding resources."
Sanders added: "At the end of the day, we don't want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border."...
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/sarah-sanders-government-shutdown-negotiations-5-billion/index.html