Daniel Lippman, Possible Government Shutdown

Daniel Lippman, POLITICO Playbook reporter.

GOV’T SHUTDOWN possibility, Will Congress be able to pass a short-term stopgap spending bill this week? Will House GOP defense hawks and conservatives give the leadership another month of negotiating? Will Senate Democrats allow a short-term spending bill to pass without an immigration deal?  Aides to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) are continuing to talk and are likely to meet this afternoon to continue to try to work out an immigration deal. BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT CONGRESS, there is a zero percent chance that a deal can be reached at this point and passed this week. RULE OF THUMB: Congress typically needs three or so days to review a big legislative package.