LISTEN: STEPHEN DINAN of The Washington Times Provides an Update on the Chances of a Government Shutdown

Listen as Larry spoke with Stephen Dinan, Political Editor of The Washington Times, regarding the latest surrounding a possible government shutdown.

Trump summons Schumer in attempt to stave off shutdown

Trump is getting personally engaged in the talks to end a government shutdown, holding an afternoon meeting at the White House Friday with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

Both Republicans and Democrats have been pushing Mr. Trump to become more active in letting them know his specific demands for an immigration deal, which is the key holdup in shutdown talks, after Democrats said they wouldn’t vote to fund the government without a plan to legalize illegal immigrants in place.

“We had a long and detailed meeting,” Mr. Schumer said as he returned to the Capitol midafternoon. “We made some progress but we still have a good number of disagreements.” [Read More]

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