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    Congressional Leaders Visit White House For Shutdown Talks

    President Trump invited the top Democrats and Republicans in Congress to the White House a day before government funding runs out. Democratic leaders skipped the meeting last week over a Trump tweet.
    by Arnie Seipel Dec 07, 2017 3 minutes
    President Trump and Vice President Pence meet with Congressional leadership including House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in the Oval Office on Thursday.

    Updated at 3:52 p.m. ET

    Congress is moving to head off a partial shut down of the federal government at the end of the day Friday. The House is set to vote on a continuing resolution, or C.R., to extend government funding by two weeks, moving that deadline to the Friday before Christmas and setting up a possible showdown over immigration and defense spending as Congress is trying to leave town.

    The four top leaders of Congress — House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority

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