The U.S. official in charge of protecting student loan borrowers resigned in protest on Monday, saying the Trump administration "has turned its back on young people and their financial futures." 

President Trump says he is "considering" a veto of a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill, citing concerns over "Dreamers" and border wall funding. 

President Donald Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget for next year that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit and, unlike the plan he released last year, never comes close to promising a balanced federal ledger even after 10 years. 

Congress passed a $400 billion budget deal in the wee hours of Friday morning after a partial government shutdown began at midnight.

The federal government stopped operating at midnight, halting all but essential services, after the Senate came 10 votes short of reaching a temporary, last-minute funding deal that would have kept the government open through February 16. 

A Senate vote to end debate that would have moved toward a vote on a short-term spending bill failed Friday night, teeing up the government for an all-but-certain shutdown at midnight.

Congress is now only hours away before the government could shut down. The House passed a short-term spending bill Thursday night, but the bill lacks enough votes to pass in the Senate.

The Senate tax bill is stuffed with provisions for special interests. Car dealerships would be able to fully deduct interest on loans, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky. Meanwhile, an amendment by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, allows parents to pay for K-12 private school tuition using tax-free college savings accounts. Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, where big private jet companies are based, reportedly got them exempted from a levy known as a "ticket tax."