“It’s a meeting with the House Freedom Caucus leadership, and then a few of the people who philosophically share our feelings about the fiscal situation,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., told Fox News Digital. “And we’re going to hear what the president has to say.”

Senate Democrats are indicating they won't tank a short-term government funding package, barring any eleventh-hour GOP surprises. Why it matters: A truly clean funding bill will make life easier for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.