Government Shutdown Deadline: House Could Vote This Week—But Trump Warns Shutdown ‘Could Happen’ Friday

Government shutdown deadline is approaching

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The House is expected to vote on a bill to avoid a government shutdown Tuesday. The deadline is midnight Friday. The bill is known as a continuing resolution which would keep the government funded through September 30. It's not clear whether it has the votes to pass. "Hopefully we don't have a government shutdown this week,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa.). Lawmakers are up against a Friday deadline to keep the governme…

Government Shutdown Possible but ‘Probably Won’t Happen,’ Trump Says

President Donald Trump said he believes a government shutdown can be avoided this week. Trump expressed cautious optimism ahead of Tuesday’s vote on a continuing resolution, or CR, that would fund the government at current levels through Sept. 30 and avert a shutdown. A shutdown “could happen,” Trump told reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One. “It shouldn’t have happened, and it probably won’t. I think the CR is going to get passed. We’ll see…

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Omar: No One Will Blame Dems for Shutdown — Republicans Control Everything

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) claimed Monday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that voters would not blame Democratic lawmakers if the government shutdowns.

As a shutdown deadline approaches, Trump uses a word the public rarely hears from him

Trump tends to prefer barking orders, rather than publicly imploring GOP lawmakers to follow his lead. To prevent a shutdown, he apparently made an exception.

Potential government shutdown approaches as March 14 deadline looms. Here's what to know.

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.