Jeffries says he’s ‘hopeful’ Congress can avert a government shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he’s “hopeful” Congress tin avert a authorities shutdown, a time earlier helium and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are acceptable to conscionable with President Trump and GOP leaders astatine the White House. “Our presumption going into the gathering is that we privation to find bipartisan common…