Congressional leaders left a meeting with President Trump on Monday saying they'd made no progress toward a deal preventing a shutdown on Wednesday, increasing the odds the government's lights will turn off in less than 48 hours.

Democrats have been pining for action to extend healthcare subsidies that are set to expire by year’s end, with Republicans adamant that their stopgap spending bill is a take-it-or-leave-it offer.

Both sides said little was accomplished at the White House on Monday.

“There are still large differences between us,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters outside the White House.

“Their bill has not one iota of Democratic input. That is never how we've done this before,” Schumer continued. “It's up to the Republicans whether they want a shutd

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