Overview

• President Donald Trump met with the four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday with about 36 hours left before funding expires at midnight Tuesday.
• House Republicans’ clean continuing resolution to extend funding through Nov. 21 passed the House but lacks the seven Democratic votes needed to advance in the Senate.
• Democrats say they will not back any stopgap that omits a permanent extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits and reversals of recent Medicaid cuts.
• The White House has directed agencies to consider reduction-in-force notices in a shutdown, while Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA payments would continue with reduced staff.
• Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans to prepare for a brief lapse in funding as both sides position for public blame and polling shows strong support for extending ACA subsidies.