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flag Trump to meet top lawmakers Monday to avert Wednesday’s government shutdown amid funding deadlock.

flag President Donald Trump will meet with top congressional leaders—House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer—at the White House on Monday amid escalating tensions over federal funding. flag The meeting, aimed at avoiding a government shutdown set to begin at 12:01 a.m. flag ET Wednesday, comes after days of deadlock. flag Democrats demand inclusion of Affordable Care Act subsidy extensions and Medicaid cut reversals in any funding bill, while Republicans oppose those conditions and push for a seven-week extension without added provisions. flag The talks follow a previous cancellation, with Republican leaders arguing Democrats had not fulfilled their duty to keep the government open. flag Both sides are preparing for potential political fallout, with no agreement reached as the deadline approaches.

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