Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President Donald Trump — and instead have been left fuming.

"This false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi said as Schumer cast his vote for an extreme GOP spending bill.

Politics / The Senate minority leader appears to think the way to resist the Trump administration is by voting for the GOP’s spending bill. Chris Lehmann At one of the first wildcat demonstrations outside a government agency protesting the Trump-Musk assault on the public sector,

Democrats are openly questioning whether they lost their last point of leverage by ceding to Republicans in the latest skirmish over funding the government.

In interview, the Senate minority leader said intraparty critics underestimated the dangers of a funding lapse.

A new NBC News poll shows support for the Democrats at an all-time low with only 27% having a positive view of the party. That same poll shows 65% of Dem voters want the party to stick to their positions and fight Trump.

N.Y., Jim Kessler weighs in on Democrats' criticism of Schumer's vote for the Republican spending bill on 'Fox Report.'