U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, on Saturday called for a meeting with President Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown when funding ends on September 30.

Democratic congressional leaders demanded on Saturday a meeting with President Donald Trump ahead of a possible government shutdown after Senate Republicans and Democrats blocked rival stopgap measures.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to President Trump Saturday to demand a meeting to discuss the expiration of

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President Donald Trump predicted that a US government shutdown is likely, citing a stalemate between his party and Democrats.

Democratic leaders in US Congress demand meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries,

What can Democrats do when the federal government is wholly run by Republicans?. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly / Shutterstock / Here we go again: The government is on the verge of a shutdown,

Congress moved closer to an Oct. 1 government shutdown as Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday each blocked the other party’s rival plans to provide temporary funding.