FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a deadline looming this week to avert a U.S. government shutdown, Congress returns to work on Monday as President Donald Trump leans on Democrats to include funding for his promised border wall with Mexico in spending legislation.
The Republican president took to Twitter on Sunday to warn Democrats that the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, could soon lose essential funding without Democratic support for a congressional spending plan to keep the government running.
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