Top congressional leaders will meet Trump at the White House on Monday as shutdown looms
President Trump and top congressional leaders meet to negotiate a funding deal amid stalled talks over healthcare subsidies and Medicaid cuts threatening a government shutdown.
- 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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US senators search for off-ramp as shutdown kicks in
WASHINGTON - The United States entered a government shutdown Wednesday with President Donald Trump and Democrats in an acrimonious stand-off and banking on the other side to blink first in what could be a prolonged crisis.
Mass email tells federal employees not to blame Trump for government shutdown
With no deal in sight to avoid a government shutdown, several agencies are sending nearly identical emails to their employees, telling them President Donald Trump is not to blame for a lapse in funding. The email, broadly distributed across the federal workforce on Tuesday afternoon, states “President Trump opposes a government shutdown,” and “strongly supports” enactment of a House-passed continuing resolution that would keep agencies funded th…
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