Inside the White House, Trump’s aides are trying to schedule a bipartisan meeting for next week with Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Schumer and Pelosi, according to a White House official with knowledge of the effort. Democrats backed out of a Tuesday meeting with Trump hours after he tweeted that he doubted he would be able to reach a spending deal with Democrats in part because of their position on immigration.
Part of the delay is driven by a focus at the White House and in GOP congressional leadership offices on the party’s tax plans. Several GOP congressional aides said in recent days that the contours of a spending deal likely won’t come together until the Senate has cleared a tax bill and negotiations begin with the House on a final compromise.
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