Congress is locked in a staring contest with less than 48 hours until the government shuts down. There’s no sign either side plans to blink.
The standoff is raising the odds that agencies will at least partially shutter for the first time since 2019, when President Donald Trump backed down from a record 34-day shutdown sparked by his demands for a border wall. Congressional leaders each insist they don’t want to barrel past the Sept. 30 deadline Tuesday night, but they are quickly running out of time to find a mutually agreeable off-ramp.
A make-or-break moment will come Monday afternoon, when Trump will meet with the top four congressional…
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