U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks with the press on Capitol Hill on Thursday Sept. 11, 2025.
Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump will meet with the two top Democrats in Congress sometime this week as the federal government heads toward a possible shutdown, a person familiar with the meeting told CNBC.Trump's meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both New Yorkers, would come just days before a Sept.
30 deadline for Congress to pass a funding resolution that would keep the government open.
spects for such a deal, as of now, look dim as Democrats hold firm on demands that any resolution include an extension of the Affordable Care Act's enhanced tax credits.
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