The federal government is expected at midnight to run out of money, precipitating a shutdown, unless lawmakers come together on Tuesday to resolve their differences. President Donald Trump and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders met at the White House on Monday afternoon to attempt to avoid the looming shutdown. "I think we're headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won't do the right thing," Vice President JD Vance said following that meeting. Congressional Democrats are refusing to give Republicans the votes they need to pass a short-term funding agreement, demanding overhauls to Medicaid cuts and extensions to healthcare tax credits that Republicans don’t want to touch. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries characterized Monday's meeting as "a frank and sharp discussion about

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