White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will answer reporters' questions on Thursday afternoon before President Trump is set to meet with congressional leaders to negotiate a long-term spending bill.



Facing a midnight Friday deadline, Congress is racing to pass a two-week extension in an effort to buy more time to negotiate a larger deal to fund the government through next September.



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The briefing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.Watch live in the video above.