Divided Democrats must decide: Side with Trump or shut down government

SNIPSchumer has presided over three days of wrenching debate among Senate Democrats over their political quandary. Many senators argued passionately against voting for the Republican funding bill, which passed the House with just one Democratic vote earlier this week. They pointed out that the funding bill lacks directives included in regular appropriations bills that dictates how money can be spent, which would enable President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to lay off government workers and seek to eliminate programs without congressional input.SNIPHouse Democrats said they had called their senators to urge them to vote against the bill, outraged that their...