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flag Democrats urge Trump to negotiate before Sept. 30 shutdown deadline as bipartisan talks stall.

flag Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are urging President Trump to meet before a government shutdown deadline on September 30, blaming Republican leadership for refusing bipartisan talks. flag Despite the House passing a short-term funding bill, it failed in the Senate, as did a Democratic alternative. flag Both parties are exchanging blame, with Democrats asserting Republicans are responsible for the impasse, while House Speaker Mike Johnson says Democrats would be accountable for a shutdown by opposing the GOP-backed stopgap measure. flag No resolution is in sight as Congress faces a tight deadline.

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