Donald Trump on Tuesday said a government shutdown was “probably likely”, after talks between congressional leaders on continuing funding ahead of a midnight deadline appeared to yield little progress.
Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare.
The president convened an Oval Office meeting of the two party’s congressional leaders on Monday evening, but it concluded with no signs of a breakthrough.
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