US EditionTop congressional leaders will meet Trump at the White House on Monday as shutdown looms
President Trump meets congressional leaders to negotiate funding as a government shutdown looms; a shutdown would impact millions of federal workers, officials said.
- President Donald Trump will meet with top congressional leaders on Monday before the government funding deadline on Tuesday, as confirmed by a White House official and others familiar with the plans.
- Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, seek key healthcare provisions in exchange for their votes to keep the government funded, according to reports.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed doubts about a productive meeting, stating it may be a waste of time due to the ongoing standoff over funding demands.
- The federal government faces a potential shutdown at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday if an agreement is not reached, impacting federal employee pay and non-essential services.
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Lawmakers at impasse as shutdown draws closer
WASHINGTON — A government shutdown fast approaching, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon showing no sign of compromising from their entrenched positions in order to avoid a lapse in funding.
Los Angeles Times
union-bulletin.comBoth sides dig in ahead of threatened government shutdown
Bipartisan congressional leadership met with President Trump at the White House on Monday afternoon in a last-minute effort to avert the crisis. The meeting ended without an agreement.
Tulsa World
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders meet with Trump
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders headed to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown.
Lawmakers Meet Ahead Of Pending Government Shutdown
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Welp, the U.S. government is on the precipice of yet another shutdown due largely to the inability of the two parties in our two-party system to get along — a condition that has likely been exacerbated by a White House administration led by a president who is observably content with being the most intentionally divisive commander in chief of the 21st century. As the Associated Press reports, congressional leaders,…
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