Johnson questions if Schumer, Jeffries, Trump meeting ‘necessary’ to avoid shutdown 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday questioned whether a meeting between President Trump and the top two Democratic leaders in Congress is “necessary” ahead of an end-of-month government shutdown deadline, adding that he and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will be in attendance at the meeting if it happens. Shortly after, Trump made a…