Congressional leaders left a meeting with President Trump on Monday saying they'd made no progress toward a deal that would prevent a shutdown on Wednesday, increasing the odds the government's lights will turn off in less than 48 hours.

Democrats have been pining for action to extend health care subsidies that are set to expire by year’s end, with Republicans adamant that their stopgap spending bill is a take-it-or-leave-it offer.

Each side said little was accomplished at the White House on Monday — and insisted the other party was to blame.

“There are still large differences between us,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters outside the White House.

“Their bill has not one iota of Democratic input. That is never how we've done this before,” Schumer continued. “It's up to the Republicans whether they want a shutdown or not.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) pointed the finger back at Democrats.

"This is sitting right now at the Senate desk," Thune said outside the White House, holding up a copy of stopgap bill. "We could pick it up and pass it tonight, pick it up and pass it tomorrow before the government shuts down, and then we don't have the government shutdown. It is totally up to the Democrats, because right now, they are the only thing standing between the American people and the government shutting down."

The meeting came after a public battle in recent weeks over a possible sit-down — not only between Democrats and Trump, but between the minority party and Republicans writ large.

Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) had not met with either of their GOP counterparts —........

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