Most of President Joe Bidens seniormost aides are expected to be designated essential meaning they would not be furloughed one administration official said . The White House is not confident the two chambers can reach a mutually agreed deal in the next few days . Even Biden is planning to remain in Washington this weekend a relatively rare occurrence as the likelihood of a shutdown loomed . The active preparations related to White House staffing is yet another sign of the widespread anticipation in Washington that lawmakers on Capitol Hill may fail to find a way to fund the government by the endofmonth deadline . Senate leadership on Tuesday reached a deal that would keep the government open through November with . billion in funding for Ukraine and billion for domestic disasters reported . But even after a deal was reached in the Senate White House officials maintained that the ultimate outcome remained unpredictable in large part because it was impossible to guess what House Speaker Kevin McCarthys next moves might be . Ultimately its going to come down to Kevin McCarthy and his conference said National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby on s The Lead with Jake Tapper on The Lead . Tapper . John Kirby . Kirby on CNN’s The Lead.com Monday morning at 10pm ET . The president recorded a video this week pointing out a small group of extreme House Republicans he said are determined to shut down the government shutters and said they refuse to stand up to the extremists in their party so now everyone in America to pay the price. The president is expected to shut it down and that they are prepared to shut the door. The White.com to talk about a shutdown. The President of the White House.com. to 9pm ET. to 10pm EST. ET. ET on Monday. For more information, click here
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