Unless Congress passes a funding bill before Friday, the government will shut down.
Here's what we expect this week, based on conversations with senior House and Senate aides:
Unless Congress passes a funding bill before Friday, the government will shut down.
Here's what we expect this week, based on conversations with senior House and Senate aides:
Inside the GOP messaging strategy: Democrats don't want to support a government funding bill unless it has a DACA fix. So, Republicans will try to brand Democrats as the shutdown party — saying they're holding the government hostage, including disaster relief payments, essential services, and troop funding — all in the service of “illegal immigration.”