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Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump over government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the GOP reconciliation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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Two top Democrats — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — wrote a letter to President Trump urging a meeting to discuss the possibility of a government shutdown on Sept. 30.

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President Joe Biden talks with his son Hunter Biden as he arrives Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Biden’s legally embattled son, Hunter Biden, sat in on last-minute pardon decisions at the White House, a top former presidential aide told House investigators.

President Joe Biden talks with his son Hunter Biden as he arrives Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Hunter Biden played role in president’s pardon decisions, top Biden aide says

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Journalists must sign pledge to not release unauthorized information, Pentagon says

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Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump over government shutdown

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