McConnell upbeat on avoiding government shutdown after White House talks – as it happened

President met congressional leaders ahead of partial shutdown threat on Friday; Schumer and Johnson both described talks as frank' and intense'

Biden and Harris meet congressional leaders to try to avert government shutdown

In brief remarks at the start of his meeting with congressional leaders, Joe Biden warned that a government shutdown would significantly" damage the nation's economy, which saw strong growth last year despite tenacious inflation and high interest rates.

Here's what he had to say, from CNN: