Vice President Vance warned that the government is heading for a shutdown, blaming Democrats for a potential government funding lapse after a meeting with President Trump and congressional leaders at the White House.

“The principle at stake here is very simple. We have disagreements about tax policy, you don’t shut that government down. We have disagreements about health care policy, but you don’t shut the government down," Vance told reporters after the meeting.

"You don’t use your policy disagreements as leverage to not pay our troops and not have essentials for services … you don’t say the fact that you........

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