President Trump will meet members of Congress at the White House as the partial U. S. government shutdown enters a 25th day without resolution.
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will meet members of Congress at the White House later on Tuesday as the partial U. S. government shutdown enters a 25th day without resolution amid a standoff over border wall funding.
Trump is scheduled to host the lawmakers for lunch, according to his public schedule, which did not say who was attending. CNN, citing unnamed sources, said moderate Democrats were invited.
Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Representatives for congressional leaders could not be immediately reached for comment on the meeting or who was attending.
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The Washington Post on Monday reported that a new bipartisan group of U. S. senators is also searching for an agreement that could help end the shutdown, which began Dec.
