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Trump Faces Shutdown Threat Over Healthcare Funding Dispute
9/29/2025
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- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizes President Donald J. Trump for risking shutdown by refusing to negotiate on healthcare funding.
- Trump schedules a meeting with congressional leaders, including Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, ahead of the deadline.
- Democrats seek Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid cuts; Republicans say those issues are unrelated to funding talks, shutdown looms.
