Democratic leaders of the House and Senate agreed on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump later in the week to discuss pressing issues and avert a potential government shutdown. The White House meeting is scheduled for Thursday and comes just one day ahead of the deadline for Congress to vote funding to keep the government functioning. Trump rescinded that order, but then told Congress to craft a legal solution within the next six months. “We’re glad the White House has reached out and asked for a second meeting,” Schumer and Pelosi said. “There is a bipartisan path forward on all of these items,” Schumer and Pelosi said.

Source: Punch December 04, 2017 20:48 UTC