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White House staff gathering at Camp David for ‘retreat’

White House senior staff will be gathering over the weekend at the Camp David presidential compound for a 'staff retreat' to discuss the administration's priorities for 2019.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, after a meeting with congressional leaders on border security, as the government shutdown continues Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, as Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Vice President Mike Pence, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California listen. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, after a meeting with congressional leaders on border security, as the government shutdown continues Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, as Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Vice President Mike Pence, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California listen. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Read moreAP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior staff will be gathering over the weekend at the Camp David presidential compound for a “staff retreat” to discuss the administration’s priorities for 2019. And White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Donald Trump will be joining them and leading meetings Sunday.

The gathering comes as Mick Mulvaney assumes his new role as acting chief of staff following John Kelly’s departure earlier this week.

Meanwhile, Trump has tasked Vice President Mike Pence, senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen with meeting with House and Senate leadership staff to continue trying to hash out a deal to end the partial government shutdown.