Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) faced sharp criticism from Democrats all weekend after failing to mount a meaningful challenge to the Republican-backed bill to avert a government shutdown.
Some Democrats convinced themselves that the threat of a shutdown gave them leverage to curb President Trump’s ongoing attacks on the federal workforce.
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