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Trump Hosts Schumer for Rare White House Meeting on Gateway Funding, ACA Credits and ICE

The White House has not publicly agreed to release the frozen Gateway funds.

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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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 29, 2025. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Overview

  • President Trump met privately with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at the White House on Jan. 15 in a meeting requested by the president, which a senior White House official confirmed.
  • Schumer urged the immediate release of already-approved federal money for the Gateway Program, with billions in funding held back since October.
  • Schumer pressed Trump to push Senate Republicans to advance a House-passed three-year extension of expired Affordable Care Act tax credits.
  • The meeting coincided with a new Republican healthcare framework from the White House that would direct federal subsidies into Health Savings Accounts rather than insurance premiums.
  • Schumer also called for pulling back ICE operations in U.S. cities after contentious enforcement actions, while no commitments were announced following the private session.