President Trump has told confidants that a government shutdown could be good for him politically. Republican leaders were expected to release details of their proposed short-term spending plan later Friday, aides said. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)In the coming days, the White House, Republicans and Democrats will need to determine exactly how much money the federal government plans to spend in the coming years. “It’s disappointing but maybe not surprising that President Trump appears to be putting politics before the well-being of the American people,” Schumer added. Disagreements among House Republicans over how to proceed played out behind closed doors early Friday at the same hour that Senate Republicans were sorting out last-minute disagreements to pass a sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws.

Source: Washington Post December 01, 2017 17:17 UTC