Republicans are pitching the strategy as a way of avoiding a politically damaging shutdown fight while giving President Trump more power to go around Congress and set funding levels himself.

Congress has less than two weeks to extend a federal funding deadline, but lawmakers are arguing over whether the White House will really spend the money they approve.

In a post on Truth Social, he framed the situation as though Democrats were the ones threatening to shut down the government, despite the fact that Republicans control both chambe

A shutdown is imminent if Congress is not able to pass legislation to fund the government. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more on how Republican leadership is hoping to proceed.

House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with just 10 days left to head off a shutdown.

House Republicans are planning to pressure vulnerable Democrats to help them pass a short-term funding bill next week. Why it matters: GOP leaders are talking big about passing a government funding bill with just Republican votes,