Economy and macroUpdated November 13

Republican senators warn Trump’s Pentagon push could risk a shutdown

With federal funding set to expire Dec. 11, Trump is pressing GOP leaders to use budget reconciliation to push $350 billion in Defense Department spending through Congress. Republican senators warn that the push could risk a government shutdown next month. At the same time, senators from both parties say a deal to fund the federal government is coming together behind the scenes. The talks are moving, but the deal is not final.

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