WASHINGTON — A government shutdown fast approaching, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon showing no sign of compromising from their entrenched positions in order to avoid a lapse in funding.

If government funding legislation isn't passed by Congress and signed by Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices across the nation will be temporarily shuttered and nonexempt federal employees will be furloughed, adding to the strain on workers and the nation's economy.

Lawmakers were locked in an impasse Monday. Democrats used one of their few points of leverage to demand legislation to extend health care benefits. Republicans refuse to compromise and dare Democrats to vote against legislation that would keep

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