Fox News is told there are some efforts to try to convince President Trump that a short-term spending bill is better. Some in the White House’s legislative affairs shop are coming to Capitol Hill to discuss options, although multiple Republican sources on Capitol Hill say they are running out of time. “There are not a lot of options and not a lot of certainty,” said one senior Republican source. The president could face terrible optics of a shutdown at Christmas. That said, punting into the New Year and forcing new House Democrats to take a vote for or against wall funding could be advantageous for Republicans.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2018 21:27 UTC