- The federal government is set to enter a partial shutdown at midnight.
- Mick Mulvaney, the Office of Management and Budget director, said the White House has informed federal agencies to prepare for a shutdown.
- Mulvaney said that the chances of a shutdown are now "50-50."
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The White House says chances of a shutdown have 'ratcheted up' and tells government agencies to get ready
Mick Mulvaney, Trump's Office of Management and Budget director, said the chances of a shutdown are "50-50" and they have told federal agencies to get ready.
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The White House is getting ready for a shutdown.
Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Friday that the Trump administration has informed federal agencies on Friday to prepare to enact contingency plans in the event of a shutdown.
If Congress does not pass a funding bill by midnight, the federal government will enter a partial shutdown.
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