President Donald Trump on Tuesday cancelled a planned meeting with the two top Democrats in Congress to address issues holding up a funding deal that could avoid a federal government shutdown.

Trump scrapped the sit-down set for this week just a day after people familiar with the situation said that his meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries would happen.

Trump's move increases the likelihood of a shutdown.

The two New York lawmakers are insisting that any stopgap deal to avoid a Sept. 30 shutdown include protections for health-care programs, including by extending Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits.

Those credits, which are usable for health insurance plans purchased on Obamacare marketplaces, are due to expire at

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