Congress faces a Friday deadline to approve a new government spending bill to avert a shutdown at midnight—with preliminary votes expected as soon as Monday and final votes Tuesday on a GOP-backed resolution at least one House Republican has vowed to vote against,

The GOP-controlled Congress is angling to pass another stopgap spending bill to avert a shutdown Friday, but without support from Democrat and budget hawk Republicans it could be an uphill battle.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a government shutdown "could happen" if the House of Representatives cannot muster enough votes to pass a temporary funding bill, but he remains optimistic the measure will get approved.

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President Donald Trump alleged Sunday that “the Democrats want” a government shutdown at the end of this week, but he predicted that a lapse in appropriations probably will not take place this time. “I think the CR is going to get passed.

President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”