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Trump Cancels Meeting With Schumer and Jeffries as Shutdown Deadline Nears

Democratic votes hinge on healthcare concessions, putting a 60‑vote Senate threshold at risk as the funding deadline nears.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer listens as U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak at the Capitol on June 11, 2025.
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Overview

  • Trump scrapped a planned Thursday meeting after calling Democratic demands "unserious and ridiculous" in a Truth Social post.
  • Democrats are conditioning support for a stopgap on extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and undoing GOP Medicaid changes.
  • The White House and Republican leaders insist on a clean continuing resolution through Nov. 21 and argue Democrats would be responsible for any shutdown.
  • The Senate rejected both a GOP stopgap and a Democratic alternative last week, leaving no path that currently commands 60 votes.
  • With funding expiring Sept. 30, the Senate returns Sept. 29 for a narrow window to act as the House remains out until after the deadline.