With just hours left before the deadline for Congress to approve a spending plan and prevent the government from shutting down, Republicans and Democrats remain locked in a bitter standoff.

Democrats met with President Trump on Monday, but the meeting ended without a deal. No new talks were scheduled ahead of the midnight deadline. A lapse in funding would mean furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and interruptions to public services.

Democrats insist any temporary funding deal must undo health care cuts passed earlier this year by Republicans and extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. GOP leaders are pressing for quick passage of a House-approved bill that would keep the government open through Nov. 21. Both parties accuse the othe

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