White House, government agencies discuss possible shutdown Townhall.com Staff | Posted: Sep 23, 2016 4:14 PM Share Tweet WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House budget office scheduled a call with U.S government agencies on Friday to plan for a government shutdown in case the U.S. Congress fails to pass a short-term funding bill by a deadline next week. Read more at Reuters: Politics Login to VIP or Join VIP to Comment FBI Gone Wild: Federal Agent Threatened Hunter Biden Laptop Repair Guy Matt Vespa Nice Job, Democrats: You Want to Re-Arm an Agency That Targets Poor, Rural Blacks Matt Vespa Latest Update on FBI's Trump Raid Is Beyond Laughable Matt Vespa 'There's No Use Pretending': Kinzinger Admits He Failed Leah Barkoukis UPDATED: Salman Rushdie Stabbed in Neck at Lecture in New York, Airlifted to Hospital Spencer Brown Woke Gender Politics Infect John Fetterman's Campaign for U.S. Senate Spencer Brown CARTOONS | Gary Varvel View Cartoon Most Popular Latest Update on FBI's Trump Raid Is Beyond Laughable FBI Gone Wild: Federal Agent Threatened Hunter Biden Laptop Repair Guy 'There's No Use Pretending': Kinzinger Admits He Failed