Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) AP

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has signaled his party is prepared to let the government shut down.Why it matters: Even if it's a bargaining tactic, Schumer and Democrats have put Congress closer to an outcome he's repeatedly warned against.

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House

Senate Democrats are still not committing to helping Republicans pass a seven-month funding stopgap, edging the country closer to a government shutdown as they attempt to force a vote on a shorter funding patch.

As a shutdown deadline looms, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House which they argue gives President Donald Trump too much discretion on spending decisions.

Senate Democrats continued a standoff Thursday with Republicans over Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts as the US government approached a Saturday shutdown.

N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they'll oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR instead.