United States Vice President JD Vance has warned that the US is heading towards a government shutdown after a meeting between the White House and Congressional leaders on Monday failed to make headway on a federal spending bill.

US President Donald Trump and Vance met with leaders from both parties to try to hammer out a deal.

“I think we’re headed into a shutdown because the Democrats won’t do the right thing,” Vance told reporters after the meeting, flanked by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

Democrats and Republicans have until 12:01 am Wednesday (04:01 GMT) to reach an agreement, or government offices will start shutting down . Some federal employees will also be put on furlough until a deal is reached.

Republicans want to pass a bill exten

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