Pentagon faces shutdown in Trump's first 100 days

By Tony Bertuca / April 21, 2017 at 1:11 PM
As President Trump approaches his 100th day in office next week, the Pentagon and other federal agencies have been notified by the White House to begin precautionary preparations for a government shutdown in the event Congress cannot pass a budget bill by April 29 or agree to extend a stopgap spending measure. The White House Office of Management and Budget sent notices on Friday stating it would conduct a call with federal agencies to discuss contingency plans that were drawn...

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