washington u.s. congress move rapidly thursday send president donald trump short-term fund bill avert government shutdown weekend leave fight budget priorities range controversial issue come weeks house representatives work friday midnight deadline approve legislation 235-193 vote fund wide range federal program dec. 22. senate follow approve bill 81-14. white house say trump sign law measure create time reckon republicans democrats budget differences trump discuss meet lead lawmakers white house early day hope go make great progress country think happen trump say white house say negotiations would resume friday leaders two weeks find common grind host thorny issue next government fund bill order prevent partial government shutdown dec. 23. side want avoid part government close particularly holiday fear public backlash leaders party preemptively blame potential outcome political blame game likely continue next two weeks behind scenes leaders hammer compromise republicans mainly want big increase defense spend fiscal year end sept. 30 2018. democrats insist add pentagon fund accompany increase domestic program democrats also want enact law protections nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants children bring unite state republicans want much wide series immigration law change clamp foreign arrivals want immigration negotiations hold separate track government fund bill democrats also want shore affordable care act know obamacare revive federal subsidies low-income people program house democratic leader nancy pelosi senate democratic leader chuck schumer join trump republican congressional leaders talk cancel similarly plan meet last week president post note twitter attack policy position two democrats say statement meet thursday productive nothing specific agree defense secretary jim mattis join group discuss military matter white house foresee compromise lawmakers include increase defense non-defense spend white house legislative affairs director marc short tell reuters say white house want deal cover spend fiscal years 2018 2019. early thursday schumer say trump seem root shutdown warn one occur fall shoulder party control senate house presidency say nobody want see shutdown democrats interest one pelosi say democrats will shut government defer action child arrivals daca immigration program also say leave without daca fix congress avert government shutdown