WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Jan. 29 that the White House is getting closer to a deal with Senate Democrats to avert a government shutdown.
“Hopefully, we won’t have a shutdown. We’re working on that right now. I think we’re getting close with the Democrats,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting at the White House.
“We’ll work in a very bipartisan way, I believe, not to have a shutdown. We don’t want a shutdown.”
Congress faces a Jan. 30 funding deadline and remains divided on whether, and how, to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
On Jan. 29, the Senate failed to advance a spending package after Democrats opposed funding for DHS. The impasse followed increased scrutiny and protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota….
Trump Says White House Closing In on Deal With Democrats to Avert Shutdown
