The White House had no immediate comment on the possible deal. Mr. Thune had resisted but also encouraged Mr. Schumer to seek a deal with the administration. It also came as Tom Homan, the border czar dispatched by Mr. Trump to try to quiet the tumult in Minneapolis, was to hold a news conference Thursday morning. “It appears that the White House and the Senate are making good progress to avoid a shutdown,” she said. The post Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown appeared first on New York Times.