Schumer Taking the Heat on the Defection of the Shut Down 8…..

After 40 days of stalemate, eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus voted to advance the bill Sunday night, though notably none of the eight are up for reelection in 2026. But it’s Schumer — who voted no Sunday — who is now facing questions about his ability to lead the caucus.

“Don’t endorse or say who you voted for in NYC despite there being a Dem candidate,” Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) wrote on X, referring to Schumer declining to endorse democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral race. “Get Dem Senators to negotiate a terrible “deal” that does nothing real about healthcare. Screw over a national political party. Profile of scourge? Next.”

Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan and Tim Kaine, along with independent Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with Democrats, all voted to advance the measure on Sunday and set the table to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

The House could take up the spending compromise later this week. House Democratic leadership has signaled they’ll oppose the legislation, though purple-district lawmakers could face pressure to vote for it. House Democrats are expected to hold a virtual caucus meeting Monday afternoon to discuss their way forward….

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But Murphy, in comments to reporters, said the bill is “a mistake” that goes against major Democratic victories in last week’s elections.

“This bill doesn’t do anything to arrest the health care catastrophe, nor does it constrain in any meaningful way President Trump’s illegality,” the Connecticut senator said. “I think the voters were pretty clear on Tuesday night what they wanted Congress to do, and more specifically, what they wanted Democrats to do, and I am really saddened that we didn’t listen to them.”

As part of the deal on Sunday, Democrats have a commitment to rehire government workers fired at the start of the funding lapse and the promise of a Senate floor vote in December on legislation to extend the expiring ACA tax credits.

But Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Republican promises aren’t enough.

“A wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later — with no actual guarantees — is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for,” Baldwin said.

It was a sentiment shared by Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who had been involved in talks to find a bipartisan solution to end the shutdown.

“The promise of a vote in over a month does not meet that threshold,” Slotkin said. “What’s clear is that the old way of doing business continues to fail America. Leadership is about changing and adapting when there is real need, and unless we hear that, we will fail to meet the moment.”

Following Sunday’s vote, Murphy vowed to keep fighting….

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IF Trump or Republicans do NOT stick with the deal?

Schumer will probably lose the Minority Senator job….

image….NY Magazine