Washington, Nov. 5 -- Top Democratic leaders in the US Congress have written to President Donald Trump, calling for an immediate bipartisan meeting to end the ongoing "Republican-led federal government shutdown" and to address what they termed a "Republican healthcare crisis".

In a joint letter signed by the US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Charles E Schumer, the lawmakers urged President Trump to take decisive action to restore government operations and work across party lines to resolve the healthcare impasse.

"Dear President Trump: We write to demand a bipartisan meeting of legislative leaders to end the GOP shutdown of the federal government and decisively address the Republican healthcare cris...