White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney hold a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials on Friday said Republican President Donald Trump has been talking to Democratic senators as well as lawmakers from his own party about the urgency of passing a spending bill to avert a government shutdown at midnight.
"He's calling bipartisan members. He will continue to do that. He will lead on this issue," Marc Short, the White House Legislative affairs director, said at a briefing on the potential for the government to close operations.
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