Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to the White House

Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to the White House Politics Sep 29, 2025 11:20 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge from their entrenched positions.

If government funding legislation isn’t passed by Congress and signed by Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices across the nation will be temporarily shuttered and nonexempt federal employees will be furloughed, adding to the strain on workers and the nation’s economy.

White House aides, ahead of the meeting, made it clear the Republican administration had no intention to negot