Chuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdown

Minority leader laments Hobson's choice' but says shutdown would give Trump and Musk carte blanche'

The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said on Thursday he would vote for a Republican-written bill to fund federal agencies through September and avert a government shutdown.

Schumer's comments suggest that his members are prepared to provide the necessary votes to clear a procedural hurdle ahead, allowing the seven-month spending measure to advance to a final vote.