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.

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's about-face on Republican's spending bill. After announcing that he be a no vote on the proposed spending plan-- a decision that could have led to a government shutdown -- Schumer backed down,