Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerJacobin editor: Primarying Schumer would force him to fight Trump's SCOTUS nominee CNN's Toobin: Democrats are 'wimps' who won't 'have the guts' to add Supreme Court seats Republican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' MORE (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiTrump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally CDC causes new storm by pulling coronavirus guidance Overnight Health Care: CDC pulls revised guidance on coronavirus | Government watchdog finds supply shortages are harming US response | As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike MORE (D-Calif.) will head to the White House on Thursday for end-of-the-year negotiations with President Trump.



“We’re glad the White House has reached out and asked for a second meeting. We hope the President will go into this meeting with an open mind, rather than deciding that an agreement can’t be reached beforehand," the two Democratic leaders said in a joint statement.



They added that they "are hopeful the President will be open to an agreement to address the urgent needs of the American people and keep government open.”



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Schumer and Pelosi pulled out of a meeting scheduled for last week with Trump after the president tweeted that he was sitting down with "Chuck and Nancy" but that he didn't "see a deal."Majority Leader(R-Ky.) and Speaker(R-Wis.), who attended last week's meeting with Trump, are also expected to be at Thursday's powwow.The meeting will come a day before the Dec. 8 deadline to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.House GOP leadership is pushing forward with a plan to pass a two-week short-term spending bill as soon as Wednesday. And a Senate Republican leadership aide indicated earlier Monday that Senate GOP leadership is also backing the two-week stopgap strategy.

Democrats have yet to take a position on passing a two-week "clean" continuing resolution.



In addition to a short-term deal, Schumer and Pelosi noted they also need to reach a budget agreement, as well as fund the Children's Health Insurance Program, pass more disaster relief aid and address a key Obama-era immigration program.



"There is a bipartisan path forward on all of these items," they said.