WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday canceled a meeting at the White House with top congressional Democrats to discuss federal funding, writing on social media that he had decided talks would not be "productive," escalating a standoff that threatens to shut down the government next week.

Trump had been set to meet with Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, in an attempt to break through the impasse gripping Capitol Hill. To avert a shutdown Oct. 1, lawmakers must agree on a spending bill that can win at least 60 votes in the Senate to advance. But Republicans control only 53, so Democrats are demanding that Trump negotiate with them, including for funding to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.

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