CNN political commentator Van Jones told CNN host Erin Burnett there is a "volanic" level of anger at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). "I've never seen this level of volcanic anger at a Democrat ever,

Congress averted a government shutdown just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and others are facing backlash after they helped to clear a path for the bill’s passage.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s calculated call to avoid a disruptive government shutdown alienates a political base enraged by President Donald Trump’s policies and frustrated at party elders’ cautious response.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.

A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., helped Republicans defeat the filibuster.