WASHINGTON >> Ahead of a high-stakes White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Democrats floated a possible compromise today in an effort to head off a government shutdown that could disrupt a wide range of services as soon as Wednesday.

According to Democratic sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and other lawmakers are weighing a plan that would extend government funding for seven to 10 days beyond a Tuesday midnight (6 p.m. Tuesday Hawaii time) deadline, buying time to hammer out a more permanent agreement. Other options are also on the table, the sources said.

It was unclear whether Trump and his fellow Republicans would support that idea in an afternoon White House meeting to discuss the impasse. The Democrats’ plan would need ap

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