Trump posted photos of “Trump 2028" hats in the Oval Office after talks with congressional Democrat leaders collapsed and the government shut down at midnight.

As the U.S. government inches towards a shutdown, President Donald Trump turned to an AI video to make fun of two top Democratic leaders. Trump posted the AI video on social media Monday night shortly after meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), per Politico.

Trump and congressional Democrats braced for a partial shutdown of the federal government as a midnight deadline approached

Since Stoltenberg stepped down in November 2024, Trump has further reshaped NATO’s defense spending expectations in 2025, pushing allies at the alliance’s summit in The Hague in June 2025 toward a new benchmark of 5 percent of GDP by 2035. Update 09/29/25, 3:14 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from White House spokesperson Anna Kelly.

Before becoming a central figure in Trump-era politics, the former FBI director was known as "Wheels" at his New Jersey high school.

President Trump plans to attend the Tuesday meeting in Quantico with generals and admirals that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called last week, according to a source familiar. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr. Trump's attendance was first reported by The Washington Post .

The US government is shutting down, with agencies activating contingency plans that sideline hundreds of thousands of federal workers and halt a wide range of services.

The shutdown is the first since January 2019, and the fourth of Trump’s two terms. White House officials this time, though, have signaled plans to use the closed agencies as a w