Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and making a politically painful decision. But the backlash from his party was intense.

Chuck Schumer has given Senate Democrats an out — drastically lowering the chances of a government shutdown Saturday.

In failing to demonstrate what they stand for, Democrats fumbled the chance to show why they deserve a return to power, centrists and progressives say.

Once again, elected Democrats have exposed themselves as cowardly, impotent lunatics and slaves to their even more unhinged base. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate minority leader,

N.Y., joins ‘The Story’ to discuss Democratic leadership in the Senate amid mounting criticism towards Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Following backlash to Chuck Schumer, some are wondering whether AOC might be planning to primary him when he's next up for reelection.

Trump repeated a campaign refrain Wednesday when he called Schumer a "Palestinian." Schumer is the highest-ranking elected official in Washington D.C.

Rights groups roundly criticized the president’s remarks. “He’s not Jewish anymore,” Trump said of the Senate minority leader. “He’s a Palestinian.”