Analysis | The sprint to avoid a shutdown is on

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Vance At 2:30 p.m., Vice President JD Vance is set to address the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington.
59% : Trump At 2 p.m., Trump is scheduled to hold a roundtable with his Technology CEO Council in the Roosevelt Room.
52% : After the text of the resolution was released Saturday -- showing a proposed $13 billion in cuts to nondefense spending in the 2024 fiscal year -- House Democratic leaders released a statement saying it "recklessly cuts healthcare" and "does nothing to protect" entitlement programs.
51% : Musk's DOGE hunts for 'wins' amid tensions with Trump administration, backlash.
46% : "I am asking you all to give us a few months to get us through to September so we can continue to put the Country's 'financial house' in order," Trump wrote Saturday on his Truth Social platform, pleading with Republicans to stay "UNITED" and "Fight for another day when the timing is right.
45% : Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), who represents a state Trump carried twice, argued yesterday that the president "has been deciding how to spend the money any way he wants even when we have a budget that both Democrats and Republicans voted on.
44% : There was the December showdown and then the more recent drama over the budget resolution -- which passed, but only after days of suspense and a nail-biter vote for which Trump had to personally lobby holdouts.
42% : Trump wasn't quite brimming with confidence last night when asked about the possibility of a shutdown.
27% : Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession.
24% : He didn't get his way, but it offered an ominous preview of how hard Trump could make life for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) in his second term.
23% : "Some close to Vance and the president say that if anything, the presence of Musk and other big personalities around Trump in the administration is a positive for Vance, shielding him from potential accusations that he might be vying for too much attention," Natalie and Jacqueline write.
22% : " Comparisons have been drawn between Vance and Elon Musk, who is frequently seen with Trump and has won significant news coverage for his work to cut government spending via DOGE.
13% : The group includes Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), with whom Trump clashed during the last shutdown fight, and his colleagues in the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

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