The top Senate Democrat backed down on blocking the Republican bill, exposing a rift with party members hoping to stand up to Trump The US Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown,

House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are set to empower President Trump to gut the government at the expense of their own constituents.

Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to avert a pending government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.