White House officials have been exploring ways out of the government shutdown, which is now turning into a crisis as it affects air travel, ever since the two competing proposals failed in the Senate Thursday.
CNN's exclusive reporting makes clear that invoking a national emergency is still on the table, though officials continue to say that they prefer solving this legislatively and have been in close negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky.
Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have indicated that they are waiting to see what the President will accept.
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