The top four leaders in Congress are scheduled to meet with President Trump this afternoon at the White House, just ahead of a September 30 deadline to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.

The Oval Office meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is set to occur ahead of an expected Senate vote on a short-term stopgap bill.

House Republicans narrowly passed a continuing resolution earlier this month that would fund the government through November 21. That measure failed in the Senate because of Democratic opposition. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the chamber; they need 60 votes to pass the legislation.

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