Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks to the media at the US Capitol on September 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. Schumer was accompanied by Sens. Patty Murray, Brian Schatz, and Amy Klobuchar. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The government shutdown that began Wednesday might have been one of the most anticlimactic developments yet: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans were never going to negotiate, and Democrats had just about every incentive to obstruct. And fueling that Democratic motive is a furious base, begging their leaders to mount a more visible and inspiring opposition to Trum...

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