N.Y., said he would not resign and defended his vote in favor of the spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, said a government shutdown would have been “10 or 20 times worse” ...

Democrats have argued that the shutdown fight is an opportunity to push back on Elon Musk-backed agency spending and staff ...

N.Y., announced that he will vote to keep the government open and warned that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans.

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.

Schumer said he is the "best at winning Senate seats" amid questions about his leadership after he voted to advance a GOP ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted ...

Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.

Schumer (D-NY) argued that if the Democrats stall a Republican plan to avert a partial government shutdown, it will give President Trump too much power and have far more devastating ramifications ...

In remarks on the Senate floor, Schumer conceded a government shutdown is the worse outcome. "While the Republican bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that ...

Schumer said Senate Democrats will not support ... putting the nation’s capital on course for the 11th partial government shutdown since 1980. In a statement after the lower chamber passed ...

Schumer said a shutdown would give President Trump and Elon Musk “carte blanche” as they tear through the government. The move by Schumer brings a potential resolution to what has been a days ...