The U.S. Government Shutdown Crisis Looms as Trump Plans Meeting with Congressional Leaders

BlockBeats News, September 28th. According to CNBC, the U.S. government funding is set to run out on September 30th, threatening the jobs of millions of federal employees. Congress must pass or extend a spending bill by October 1st to avoid a government shutdown. Trump is scheduled to meet with top congressional leaders on September 29th, including Senate Minority Leader Schumer, House Minority Leader Jeffries, House Speaker Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader Thune.

It is worth noting that the previous stopgap spending bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown failed to advance in the Senate. On the 26th, Trump stated, "If the government has to shut down, then the government has to shut down." Deutsche Bank analyst Jim Reid pointed out: "We may be on the cusp of the first government shutdown since the winter of 2018-19."