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President Trump canceled a Thursday meeting with Democratic leaders to discuss a possible government funding deal. This move increases the chances of a government shutdown on Oct. 1. Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries says that the Democrats' position isn't complicated. They want to "cancel the cuts, lower the costs, save health care." The president posted on social media that the Democrats' demands about attaching health care provisions to a funding bill were "unserious" and a meeting wouldn't be productive.

🎧 It seems unlikely that a government shutdown can be avoided

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