In helping averti a shutdown, Chuck Schumer has ignited a rebellion within his own party, writes Philip Elliott in The D.C. Brief

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

Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday evening he intends to vote to advance the GOP funding bill the House passed earlier this week, lowering the odds of a federal government shutdown this weekend. “While [Republicans’] bill is very bad,

By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting 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.

Younger Democrats are chafing at and increasingly complaining about what they see as the feebleness of the old guard’s efforts to push back against President Donald Trump.

Is the government shutdown avoided for now? Most likely. I mean, we still have to see the Senate take that vote. Chuck Schumer saying that he'll let Democratic senators vote their conscience, But I think he's clearly trying to lead them where he wants them to go by saying that he's going to vote in support of it,