House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou JeffriesPelosi: House will stay in session until agreement is reached on coronavirus relief Races heat up for House leadership posts Postmaster general earned millions from company with ties to Postal Service: report MORE (N.Y.) informed his colleagues Wednesday that their annual retreat would be postponed amid bipartisan negotiations on border security funding.

Democrats were scheduled to discuss their key priorities in Leesburg, Va., starting on Feb. 13. But with the threat of another government shutdown on the horizon, members will instead gather at a later date. Jeffries did not specify when.

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"As you know, the conference committee has begun negotiations to keep the federal government funded beyond February 15," Jeffries wrote in a "Dear Colleague" letter Wednesday. "Given the critical importance of these efforts, we have decided to postpone our Issues Conference until a later date." "As you know, the conference committee has begun negotiations to keep the federal government funded beyond February 15," Jeffries wrote in a "Dear Colleague" letter Wednesday. "Given the critical importance of these efforts, we have decided to postpone our Issues Conference until a later date."

House Republicans announced last week that they were postponing their retreat, initially scheduled for the end of this week in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

Trump has warned that if House and Senate negotiators fail to put forward a proposal that includes funding for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, another partial shutdown could follow. He has also kept open the possibility of declaring a national emergency to build a wall, a move that would sidestep Congress but likely draw several legal challenges.