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 SHOW COMMENTS And This Is Why NBA Coaches Should Zip It When It Comes to Politics Matt Vespa Stacey Abrams Said Voters Were Being Suppressed. Her Own Base Proved Her Wrong. Spencer Brown WaPo Steps In It on Another Tweet, This Time Over Texas Shooter Rebecca Downs We Now Know Who Stopped the Uvalde Shooter Spencer Brown Thomas Friedman's Latest Take Is Even Worse Than Normal Rebecca Downs What's the 'Best Hope' to Prevent School Shootings? Texas AG Has a Plan. Leah Barkoukis CARTOONS | AF Branco View Cartoon Most Popular And This Is Why NBA Coaches Should Zip It When It Comes to Politics WaPo Steps in It on Another Tweet, This Time Over Texas Shooter We Now Know Who Stopped the Uvalde Shooter