Senate lawmakers passed (65-32) the omnibus late last night, seemingly allowing Washington to start their two-week spring recess without the cloud of a possible government shutdown. However, President Trump has disrupted the scent of jet fumes this morning by issuing a veto threat on the omnibus package over Twitter, saying that the bill should include action on the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program and more funding for the border wall. Many lawmakers are already en route to their home districts, meaning that the possibility that the package is changed, voted on again by both reconvened chambers, and signed by the President before tonight’s government funding deadline is extremely remote. Given those circumstances, the most likely outcome is the President saving his fight for another day; nevertheless, the government could slip into a shutdown should he fail to sign the bill into law by midnight.

The omnibus is finally in concrete form after Congressional leaders unveiled the $1.3 trillion package (text) last night. Despite the fact that most lawmakers likely haven’t had the chance to fully digest the 2,200 page bill, House leadership is moving forward with a plan to have the lower chamber vote on the measure early this afternoon. While most lawmakers from both parties are expected to support the final up-or-down vote on the package, the procedural rule vote may prove to be a challenge as Democrats generally vote against rules and the conservative House Freedom Caucus has signaled they will oppose the omnibus entirely. Should those groups hold firm in their opposition, the House vote could be delayed.

It’s a snow day in Washington as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has shuttered the federal government’s D.C. offices due to an ongoing snowstorm striking the area a day after the official start of spring. However, with lawmakers in town and a government funding deadline looming, it’s unclear how much of an effect the weather will have on Congress’s planned work, both on and off the floor.

While text was initially anticipated yesterday evening, House lawmakers continue to negotiate on an omnibus spending bill that would fund the government for the rest of the 2018 fiscal year and possibly contain ride-along provisions on issues ranging from gun violence to the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program. The latest intelligence from House leaders suggest that they hope to release text by midnight tonight and line up a vote in the lower chamber on Thursday. That timeline would leave only one day for the bill to be considered and approved in the Senate before Friday’s midnight deadline that would trigger a government shutdown. A short-term continuing resolution (CR) remains a possibility if leaders feel they are running out of time, but most lawmakers are hoping to avoid that contingency.

Congress is hoping to engage in its final funding fight for the 2018 fiscal year as an omnibus package is expected to be considered in both chambers ahead of this Friday’s deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Negotiations are still ongoing, with the House aiming to release text for the omnibus spending agreement sometime today. The omnibus is considered one of the last must-pass legislative vehicles of the fiscal year, meaning that lawmakers may try to secure policy priorities — such as Affordable Care Act (ACA) market stabilization and a solution for the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program — as ride-along provisions.