President Donald Trump canceled a scheduled meeting with top Democratic congressional leaders intended to discuss preventing a partial government shutdown set to begin next week.

Trump announced on social media, “I have decided that no meeting with their congressional Leaders could possibly be productive.”

The big picture: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries had confirmed that Trump agreed to meet this week at the White House before current funding expires on September 30. • The Republican-led House passed a stopgap funding bill extending federal funding through November 21, but the bill failed in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority of 53 seats. • Republicans blame Democrats for blocking the funding proposal, while Democra

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