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Trump Holds Rare White House Meeting With Schumer on Gateway Funds, ACA Credits and ICE Raids

No agreement was announced following the private session.

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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes a question while speaking to reporters after the weekly Senate Democrat caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Overview

  • The Thursday meeting at the White House was requested by President Trump, confirmed by a senior White House official, and disclosed only after it concluded.
  • Schumer urged the release of roughly $18 billion in federal money for the Gateway Program and related New York transit projects that the administration froze in October.
  • He pressed Trump to push Senate Republicans to advance the House-passed three-year extension of expired Affordable Care Act tax credits after the president unveiled a separate GOP health framework that omitted the measure.
  • Schumer called for pulling back ICE operations in U.S. cities, citing public safety concerns after a fatal Minneapolis shooting by immigration authorities and protests that have complicated DHS funding talks.
  • No policy changes were announced, the Gateway funds remain on hold, the Senate has not moved the ACA extension, and the White House offered no immediate public comment.