Trump and Democrats face off over potential government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -  U.S. President Donald Trump  will face off with Democratic leaders of Congress on Thursday in a high-stakes White House meeting intended to bridge differences over a spending bill and prevent a government shutdown.
U.S. President Donald Trump  flanked by ‪Vice President Mike Pence‬  delivers remarks recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the White House in Washington  U.S. December 6  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will join  Trump  and Republican congressional leaders for talks after canceling a similarly planned meeting last week when the president posted a note on Twitter attacking their policy positions.
 Trump  and Congress are facing a deadline of midnight Friday to pass new spending legislation. If they cannot agree on the terms  parts of the federal government could shut down.
Talks with Schumer and Pelosi  whom  Trump  has referred to as “Chuck and Nancy ” could be the start of a protracted blame game. The Republican president said on Wednesday that Democrats were looking at something “very dangerous” for the United States: “They are looking at shutting down.”
Pelosi responded in a tweet that  Trump  was the only person talking about such a scenario.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -  [TGT]will face off with Democratic leaders of Congress on Thursday in a high-stakes White House meeting intended to bridge differences over a spending bill and prevent a government shutdown.
[TGT]flanked by ‪Vice President Mike Pence‬  delivers remarks recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the White House in Washington  U.S. December 6  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will join  [TGT]and Republican congressional leaders for talks after canceling a similarly planned meeting last week when the president posted a note on Twitter attacking their policy positions.
 [TGT]and Congress are facing a deadline of midnight Friday to pass new spending legislation. If they cannot agree on the terms  parts of the federal government could shut down.
Talks with Schumer and Pelosi  whom  [TGT]has referred to as “Chuck and Nancy ” could be the start of a protracted blame game. The Republican president said on Wednesday that Democrats were looking at something “very dangerous” for the United States: “They are looking at shutting down.”
Pelosi responded in a tweet that  [TGT]was the only person talking about such a scenario.