Chuck Schumer actually said...

I thought I did the thing a leader should do.

I am focused on bringing Trump's numbers down, his popularity down, exposing what he has done to America and what he will do.

allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.

[A] shutdown would give Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk permission to destroy vital government services at a significantly faster rate than they can ...