Trump to Meet Democrats With Both Sides Dug In on Shutdown (1)

Sept. 28, 2025, 3:46 PM UTC

The top four congressional leaders will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, a day before federal funding would expire if the two parties can’t agree on a short-term spending bill.

The discussions will be the first between Trump and congressional leaders ahead of the deadline to avoid a shutdown. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and his House counterpart, Hakeem Jeffries, were expected to meet with the president last week but it was canceled by the White House at the last minute.

Now they are meeting Monday at the White House with the president as ...

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