The government shutdown is imminent, and Trump has invited four major leaders of the US Congress for urgent consultations

US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with four top congressional leaders (House Speaker Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Thune, Senate Minority Leader Schumer, and House Minority Leader Jeffries) in the Oval Office of the White House. According to people familiar with the matter, the meeting is designed to pave the way for another key vote in the Senate that will determine whether Congress can continue to fund the government beyond Tuesday. This month, House Republicans narrowly passed a bill that would fund the government until late November and increase security funding for members of Congress and other officials by millions of dollars. However, Democrats blocked the bill's passage in the Senate and called for bipartisan negotiations on health care funding. (Kim Ten)