Trump to join last-minute talks with Schumer, Jeffries as shutdown threat looms

With less than 24 hours before federal funding runs out, President Donald Trump will meet with congressional leaders at the White House on Monday (September 29) in a last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown.

The discussions will mark the first formal meeting between Trump and congressional leaders ahead of the October 1 deadline. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries had been scheduled to meet Trump last week, but the meeting was cancelled at the last minute.

Dispute over healthcare provisions

At the center of the standoff is a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open only until mid-November. Democrats insist the measure must include an extension of health-care subsidies and restore cuts to Medicaid enacted under Tru