Congress considers extending funding deadline into next week

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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 08: (L-R) Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) hold a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon in the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2015 in Washington, DC. The government is slated to run out of spending authority on December 11 and Republican and Democratic leaders are at an impasse over an omnibus spending bill. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The US Congress will consider a measure to extend funding for the federal government into next week to avoid a shutdown on Friday and buy more time for budget negotiations.

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Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.