The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.

Leader Chuck Schumer has thrown up his hands and said he will oppose a GOP-triggered government shutdown. That means he’s supporting the GOP’s cruel government paralysis.

Chuck Schumer, the leader of Democrats in the Senate, announced that he would vote for a Republican bill to keep the government open, despite thinking it is “terrible” and “deeply partisan”. He argued that a shutdown,

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.

Following Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) announcement that he would help pass the House’s far-right spending bill, a