President Donald Trump has an 11th-hour plan to avoid a federal government shutdown—a continuing resolution that would renew government funding until the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30.
The stakes are high, as a shutdown could imperil the fulfillment of his campaign promises.
“As usual, Sleepy Joe Biden left us a total MESS,” wrote Trump on Truth Social, referring to his presidential predecessor.
“The Budget from last YEAR is still not done. We are working very hard with the House and Senate to pass a clean, temporary government funding Bill (‘CR’) to the end of September. Let’s get it done!” he wrote.
Trump’s call for a stopgap measure to provide funding to the government comes as the narrow Republican majorities in Congress face the difficult task of agreeing on a budget resolution.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, already told…
