The White House has not said whether President Trump will sign a bipartisan spending agreement that shaped up Monday to stop another government shutdown. Administration officials said Tuesday they want to first see the legislative text, which is still being finalized.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged the President to sign it, but some conservatives insist the compromise doesn’t do enough for border security; similar criticism emboldened President Trump to back away from a compromise in December, setting the stage for the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.
About 25 percent of the federal government is currently running on a stopgap spending bill that expires Friday night.
Murray Will Push for More Domestic Spending if Defense Budget Goes Up
There’s some bipartisan talk on Capitol Hill of raising the fiscal year 2025 defense budget above the levels agreed to in last year’s spending deal. But the top Democratic appropriator said last week that “stronger investments” are needed in the national security...
