White House Braces For Government Shutdown

The White House is bracing for a possible government shutdown.  

The government runs out of money at midnight and a short-term spending extension is stalled in the Senate.  

In a briefing today, White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney said the Trump administration does not want a shutdown. 

He accused Senate Democrats of prompting a funding crisis.  

Mulvaney said President Trump is actively working to get a deal to avert a shutdown.  

White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short said a shutdown would jeopardize ongoing military funding.  

Democrats want longterm protections for Dreamers, young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.  

The House passed a one-month funding extension last night. 


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