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.

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.

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who faced what they saw as an awful choice: shut the government down or consent to a Republican funding bill that allows President Donald Trump to continue slashing the federal government.

I said I was sorry that she did not feel I was paying her enough, and that she felt the need to seek compensation from my guests.

I was sorry that she did not feel I was paying her enough, and that she felt the need to seek compensation from my guests.