Dozens of House Democrats sent a letter to Schumer on Friday to express their “strong opposition” to his plan to back the Republican measure

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote to end a filibuster of the Republicans’ spending bill, providing a list of arguments that gave a green light to other Senate Democrats to do the same.

N.Y., said he will vote to advance the Republican funding extension and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day Friday. "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much,