Congress faces a Friday deadline to approve a new government spending bill to avert a shutdown at midnight—with preliminary votes expected as soon as Monday and final votes Tuesday on a GOP-backed resolution at least one House Republican has vowed to vote against,

President Donald Trump alleged Sunday that “the Democrats want” a government shutdown at the end of this week, but he predicted that a lapse in appropriations probably will not take place this time. “I think the CR is going to get passed.

Florida is playing for a No. 1 seed this week, and a No. 1 seed would guarantee avoiding Duke and Auburn until the Final Four.

Selection Sunday is less than a week away, and one team that already claimed an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament is going to be a tough out.