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News Wrap: Trump calls North Korea situation 'unacceptable'

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Monday, President Trump met with members of the U.N. Security Council at the White House, where he warned them that the situation in North Korea is "unacceptable" and stressed that they may need to take firm,…

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Trump pushes border wall, setting up dispute with Dems, possible government shutdown

By Catherine Lucey and Hope Yen, Associated Press

With a budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

To preserve Trump priorities, GOP would like to avoid a government shutdown

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are trying to salvage priorities like his wall along the Mexico border and immediate increases in defense spending without stumbling into a politically toxic government shutdown in another month.

In Trump's future looms a familiar shutdown threat

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Beneath the capital's radar looms a vexing problem — a catchall spending package that's likely to top $1 trillion.

Senate passes stop-gap spending to avert government shutdown

By Andrew Taylor, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The vote was 63-36 and sent the stop-gap spending bill to President Barack Obama for his signature ahead of a midnight deadline.

Congress passes 5-day spending bill hours before deadline

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The House has passed a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through next Wednesday.

Short-term spending bill needed to prevent shutdown, Ryan says

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul Ryan says the House will pass a short-term bill to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend.

House passes bipartisan budget plan, debt limit increase

By Associated Press

The House has passed a bipartisan budget-and-debt deal that prevents an unprecedented government default.

Senate approves temporary spending bill to avoid government shutdown

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A temporary funding measure that would keep the government open past a midnight deadline easily sailed through the Senate on Wednesday and was expected to make its way shortly through a divided House and on to President Barack…

3 things buried in the spending bill

By Lisa Desjardins

In nearly every “clean” temporary spending bill, especially in this era of permanently governing with temporary bills, there are at least a few changes attached.