Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Meet With Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Looms
Where Things Stand
"Spending standoff: President Trump will meet with the four top congressional leaders on Monday afternoon at the White House, ahead of a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline to avert a shutdown that would disrupt government operations. Democrats are demanding an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies and the reversal of cuts that Republicans made to Medicaid and other health programs as part of any temporary funding bill, with high stakes for leaders in both parties.
Possible inquiry: Mr. Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he believed it was possible that the Department of Justice was investigating former Christopher A. Wray, the former F.B.I. director. Last week, a federal grand jury indicted James B. Comey, another former director of the bureau, after Mr. Trump relentlessly demanded retribution for its investigation of his 2016 presidential campaign over possible ties to Russia. Read more ›
Netanyahu meeting: Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel are expected to meet at the White House on Monday morning to discuss the latest U.S.-backed plans for postwar Gaza. Follow live ›
The Trump administration on Monday outlined a coordinated plan to revive the mining and burning of coal, the largest contributor to climate change worldwide.
Coal use has been declining sharply in the United States since 2005, displaced in many cases by cheaper and cleaner natural gas, wind and solar power.
If the government shuts down for more than a couple of days this week, there might not be a monthly jobs report on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will “suspend all operations,” including the release of economic data, during a lapse in funding, according to a Department of Labor contingency plan. The agency would also suspend data collection, which could affect the release of the next Consumer Price Index, set for Oct. 15.
A lapse in economic data would come at an awkward moment: Policymakers at the Federal Reserve are trying to weigh the risks of a weakening labor market against the threat posed by stubborn inflation. Without reliable data, the chances will be greater that they will make an error in one direction or the other, allowing either unemployment or inflation to worsen.
President Trump has repeated his threat to impose a 100 percent tariff on movies made outside of the United States, posting on social media that the move was necessary “to solve this long time, never ending problem.” Trump made a similar threat in May, saying he had authorized Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, to tax movies made abroad and calling them “a national security threat.” It remains unclear whether or when the administration intends to roll out such a policy.
President Trump, facing the threat of a government shutdown in two days, is expected to meet with the top congressional leaders in both parties at the White House on Monday afternoon as they clash over the terms of a deal to keep federal funds flowing.
Should the group fail to strike an agreement to extend spending and enact it into law within hours, the bulk of federal operations would come to a halt on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m., with broad consequences for the country.
With the federal government headed toward a potential shutdown this week, thousands of workers could be furloughed and operations could be disrupted at many agencies.
But not all government programs would come to a halt. Some essential work, such as law enforcement and airport security screening, would continue. Federal benefits programs like Social Security would also continue payments.
President Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he believed it was possible that the Department of Justice could be investigating former F.B.I. Director Christopher A. Wray.
The president’s statement came just days after the indictment of James B. Comey, another former F.B.I. director and perceived foe of Mr. Trump’s.
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been transferred to an immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania, according to a document filed by his lawyers in federal court.
Mr. Abrego Garcia’s deportation to El Salvador and the ensuing tug of war between his lawyers and the federal government have become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, drawing condemnation and outrage from immigration advocates as federal officials continue to seek his expulsion from the United States."
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