Indian-origin US Congressman Ro Khanna spoke out against Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer as Democrats remained divided over the House-passed stopgap measure due to the Affordable Care Act benefits issue.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachel Maddow defended Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The post ‘Who’s Gonna Do It Better Than Chuck Schumer?’ Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow Defend Embattled Democratic Leader first appeared on Mediaite.

On Wednesday, a senior House Democratic lawmaker widely thought to have presidential ambitions exclusively vented frustration to Raw Story about the bipartisan Senate deal to end the federal government shutdown.

House to vote on Senate version of legislation to reopen the federal government while Democrats vent their fury at Senator Chuck Schumer's leadership.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats plan to introduce an amendment extending Obamacare subsidies for three years to legislation ending the government shutdown.

The Senate minority leader didn’t vote to end the shutdown but is still getting the blame for his members caving.

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer Friday proposed a deal to end the government shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of tax credits to keep down Affordable Care Act health insurance premium costs.

Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has come under fire from fellow Democrats amid the government shutdown, but MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow defended the long-time politician on Monday night (November 10).

Angry progressive voters and party activists have focused their fury on the 74-year-old Schumer in the aftermath of what they see as a collapse by Senate Democrats. Coming on the heels of big wins for the party in off-year elections last Tuesday,