washington u.s. president donald trump indicate openness monday delay push secure fund promise border wall mexico potentially eliminate stick point lawmakers work avoid loom shutdown federal government trump private meet conservative media outlets say may wait republicans begin draft budget blueprint fiscal year start oct. seek government fund build wall along u.s.-mexico border white house confirm trump whose approval rat slide since take office face friday deadline congress pass spend bill fund government september risk mark 100th day office saturday government shutdown bipartisan bicameral negotiators continue work outstanding issue senate democratic leader chuck schumer say statement monday night early monday schumer reiterate assertion make last week bipartisan negotiations congress go well white house begin demand money wall condition accept fund bill although republicans control chamber congress fund bill need 60 vote clear 100-member senate republicans hold 52 seat mean least democrats get behind spend measure cover april 29 sept. 30 place 12:01 a.m. 0401 gmt saturday government fund halt hundreds thousands country several million federal employees temporarily lay job deem essential law enforcement expect keep work hope receive back pay non-essential sectors national park liable close program federally fund medical research grind halt failure approve government fund bill could also throw new doubt republicans ability fashion budget blueprint next fiscal year succeed major effort cut corporate individual tax trump tout congressional leaders likely decide late tuesday whether negotiations progress enough try pass spend bill fund government september senator roy blunt member republican leadership senate appropriations committee tell reporters monday negotiations slow stall congress could pursue short-term extension exist spend level avoid government shutdown give lawmakers time reach deal lead democrats say would support measure talk progress short-term fund measure know continue resolutions cover periods days use avert government shutdowns past 2013 conservative republicans force 17-day shutdown fail attempt repeal former president barack obama affordable care act popularly know obamacare republican effort repeal replace obamacare implode congress last month white house say monday another vote could come weeks trump dangle prospect fund elements law enable millions americans secure healthcare coverage exchange democrats support spend talk white house offer include billion obamacare subsidies allow low-income people pay healthcare insurance exchange democratic back 1.5 billion fund begin construction barrier u.s.-mexico border unclear monday whether delay wall fund late spend negotiations would invalidate white house pledge include obamacare subsidy fund low-income people current proposal fund government september trump argue wall along u.s.-mexico border need stem flow illegal immigrants drug unite state twitter message monday trump write ... wall build drug situation never fix way early monday white house spokesman sean spic say trump demand congress include fund construction wall remain white house priority president make clear get two priorities continue resolution increase fund military homeland security wall spic tell reporters white house confident direction talk announcement expect soon spic say although decline say specifically whether trump would sign bill contain money border security wall trump say mexico repay unite state wall congress fund first mexican government adamant provide finance trump lay plan compel mexico pay department homeland security internal estimate place total cost border barrier 21.6 billion aside inflame relations major trade partner plan wall anger democrats show sign soften opposition monday seek place responsibility shutdown squarely trump congressional republicans trump 's push fund wall may delay government shutdown loom