Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending bill

Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopCongress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending billgap spending bill-ap: Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Capitol Hill. The shutdown reprieve came as all sides issued optimistic takes on an afternoon White House meeting between top congressional leaders and President Donald Trump.