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Why this year鈥檚 shutdown fight is different
Christa Case Bryant
Today, President Donald Trump is set to meet with top congressional leaders at the White House to try to avert a government shutdown tomorrow at midnight, when the current fiscal year ends. Such brinkmanship, increasingly common in recent years, is normally solved by a short-term bipartisan deal that extends the deadline for agreeing to a new annual budget.聽
Absent such a deal, we have seen temporary furloughs 鈥� and temporary pain for the party held responsible. But a shutdown now could have long-term consequences, our Cameron Joseph writes today, because the White House has to cut employees whose programs aren鈥檛 mandated by law and aren鈥檛 鈥渃onsistent with the president鈥檚 priorities.鈥�
Those cuts could become permanent, advancing President Trump鈥檚 goals. We鈥檒l keep you posted on how this unfolds over the next two days.
