Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Luis Skiyavone. President Trump is urging congressional Republicans to pass a temporary government funding bill in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown.

As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, Trump posted the message on his social media site after House Republicans released bill language.

The government shuts down Friday night

if a spending bill isn't passed. And with Republicans in control of both the House and the Senate,

Trump wrote on True Social, quote, we have to remain united, no dissent, fight for another day

when the timing is right. His argument is that although this measure punts the deep

spending cuts conservatives want, it buys time for Republicans to pass what he really wants,

big tax cuts, and bulked up spending on immigration enforcement. Democrats are already rallying

against it, saying it hands too much power over to the White House to determine

which programs are cut. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump's latest

tariff threat targets Canadian dairy and lumber. But as Dan Carpenchuk reports, Ottawa says it is

not sure exactly what Trump is looking for. Trump says reciprocal tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber could be coming in the next few days.

That's in addition to the levies that are set to be slapped on steel and aluminum.

Canada's industry minister, Francois Philippe Champagne, says the Canadian government is having

difficulty understanding what needs to be done to avoid the tariffs.

And he wants both countries

to get back to a place of normalcy. Champagne also says Ottawa is willing to open talks with Trump

on renegotiating the USMCA, free trade deal, but there is a process that needs to be followed.

Champagne says what's needed right now is stability and predictability on both sides of the border.

For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto.

For a second consecutive night, Russia has launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine.

This is the United States has stopped sharing satellite images with Ukraine.

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