Congressional lawmakers returned from their August recess Tuesday, setting off what are likely to be challenging negotiations with the White House to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.

President Donald Trump said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago after the city suffered violence on Labor Day weekend.

'This isn't a political thing,' Trump announced on Tuesday while speaking about deploying the National Guard to Chicago over its gun crime. 'I have an obligation when 20 people…