Democratic Senator Tester says border deal possible this week

U.S. Democratic Senator Jon Tester, a member of the committee trying to reach an agreement on border security, said a deal was possible as early as Friday.

Tester, speaking to reporters, said on Thursday he thought it was “entirely possible we could have a deal in a timely manner, which could be tomorrow but certainly by the weekend.”

Reporting by Richard Cowan in Washington; Editing by James Dalgleish