Meeting over US funding bill set for next week
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Dec. 1, 2018, US President Donald Trump speaks to media at the G20 summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo: AP)

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress has been postponed until next week.

Trump had invited the two top Democratic leaders, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, to the White House for a meeting Tuesday to talk about ways to avert a partial government shutdown set to occur at midnight Friday.

Democrats asked Monday to postpone the meeting, citing funeral services and other ceremonies honoring former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday. A White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly says the meeting has been tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 11.

The official says Trump will sign off on a two-week funding delay being requested by congressional leaders, given the services for Bush this week.