House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that President Donald Trump is willing to meet with congressional leaders to avoid a government shutdown but accused Democrats of using the talks for political leverage. He's always open to discussion, but he wants to operate in good faith," Johnson said. Pressed on whether Trump was willing to negotiate, Johnson said the president wants leaders "to come in and act like leaders and do the right thing for the American people," but he declined to preview specific terms. "All it does is keep the government open so appropriators can continue to do this work together, [in a] bipartisan [way]," Johnson said of the measure. The speaker also warned that services such as troop pay, WIC nutrition assistance, telehealth, and FEMA disaster relief could lapse if Democrats block the temporary measure.