washington democrats rare chance win major concessions u.s. congress control take advantage battle within republican party keep government open friday deadline loom fund federal agencies run democrats finally clout power strong republicans congress remain fracture fight showdown republicans could come head thursday democrats expect press demand president donald trump white house meet trump complex public battle shutdown also demonstration ability deliver central 2016 campaign promise add billions dollars u.s. military budget issue core republicans behind-the-scenes negotiations democrats republicans want defense buildup many also want limit government spend many democrats also support bolster defense insist raise spend non-defense program democrats top two demand include passage legislation elude 16 years protect deportation nearly 700,000 young people know dreamers whose parent bring illegally unite state children democrats also want shore obamacare reverse trump decision stop monthly subsidy payments insurance company offer healthcare policies lower-income people democrats enter white house meet know support crucial senate republicans pass spend bill republicans control chamber 52-48 need 60 vote passage spend measure partial government shutdown would keep emergency service military mainly operate thousands operations would suspend operation national park republicans clear control house representatives core conservative republicans consistently vote fund bill drive small government could balk democrats history strongly support stopgap fund bill provide cushion victory republican house conservative republicans say tuesday would try pass temporary spend bill without house democrats support unclear whether bill could clear senate democratic vote necessary pass bill another wild card party thursday meet trump democrats test unpredictable president see whether will go bipartisan route order keep federal agencies run smoothly whether confrontational mood may angry win money build promise wall along border mexico trump say unite state need good shutdown force agenda congress last week write twitter spend bill see deal democrats count bipartisan trump show bet fellow republicans congress want leave immigration legislation popularly know dreamers act fester march deadline close 2018 congressional election season chuck schumer senate minority leader nancy pelosi house minority leader calculate voters wrath would rain republicans government light go republicans would blame democrats news conference last thursday house speaker paul ryan say democrats vote temporary spend bill demand choose shut government down republicans already try exploit possible differences among democrats whether link support stopgap spend bill immigration measure democratic senator dianne feinstein say expect democrats vote government fund bill week tell reuters interview important us take care dreamers think shut government down senator dick durbin chamber democrat tell washington post last week would oppose spend bill congress first take care dreamers tuesday schumer note good negotiations way immigration measure week vote keep government operate temporary fund likely first three-step process could stretch jan. 31. second step would another short-term fund bill follow one fund government fiscal year end sept. 30. democrats flex muscle congress confront government shutdown