Pence cuts trip short to help Trump with spending bill, healthcare

Published April 24, 2017 12:31pm ET



Vice President Mike Pence is cutting short an overseas trip to return to Washington by mid-week, and help President Trump pass a spending bill to keep the government fully open past Friday.

An aide on Pence’s 10-day trip to Asia and Hawaii told reporters that the trip would be ending earlier than planned, according to a pool report. Pence will stay in Hawaii briefly on Monday and then head back to Washington in order to help Trump avoid a partial government shutdown that would go into effect after Friday if Congress can’t pass a new spending bill.

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