US President Donald Trump will meet with the top Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress to discuss government funding ahead of an imminent deadline to keep the government open.

The US Congress is approaching an immediate government funding deadline and without any action the government will shut down on Wednesday.

Trump had previously scrapped a meeting with the top Congressional Democrats - Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer - to discuss government funding.

Jefferies and Schumer released a joint statement on Saturday confirming the Monday meeting, and said: "We are resolute in our determination to avoid a government shutdown".

The federal government is on the brink of its 15th partial shutdown since 1981 because lawmakers have failed to agree on a plan for

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