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Good Tuesday morning. I'm Eanna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing.

And I'm Jake Sherman House Democratic leadership met in the Capitol for the first time in a while Monday evening.

And they began to confront what many of them see as an only in Trump presidency question.

If Donald Trump loses, will he lash out and shut down the government?

The scenario was raised in the closed door, no staff meeting by Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLoro,

and it's more than a passing political hypothetical. It's a real-life governing challenge

that Democrats are forced to confront in the coming days.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working with Treasury Secretary Stephen

Mnuchin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on how long to fund the government for after

September 30th. There are two general options. Number one, extend government funding to

sometime in December. This would probably make the most sense. The upside, a mid-December expiration would give a tad bit

of post-election breathing room for lawmakers, would also give Congress a chance to try for some more

COVID relief this calendar year. The downside. If the election is undecided, lawmakers may be hesitant

to engage in big-ticket legislating. And with Trump as unpredictable

of a commander-in-chief as we've seen, could he shut down the government if things are going

his way? Congress could extend funding until February, but that's a really long time to wait for

some COVID relief. Of course, Congress could just do his job and pass a full year of government

funding and more

COVID relief but 2020 today is a massive day for middle east politics israel barrain and the

united arab Emirates will sign the apraham accords this morning at the white house

here's what to expect israel and the uae will sign a document as will Israel and barrain and then

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