Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries met over the weekend to start to mend a deep rift in the Democratic Party after the Senate leader allowed passage of a Republican stopgap spending bill.

Schumer said the spending bill was “terrible” but that a shutdown would have been far worse, and difficult to end, as President Donald Trump has already slashed jobs and funding for agencies across the government. A shutdown would have given Trump even more power to make cuts, Schumer said, “and so many programs would be lost.”

WASHINGTON—Several installments of a book tour for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) were postponed due to security concerns, after activists had planned to protest the events, in the latest intraparty tussle over how to stand up to President Trump.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) revealed over the weekend that he’d yet to speak with his House counterpart, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), since splitting with most of his party to advance a GOP-crafted bill to avoid a government shutdown.

Fox News senior national correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., postponing his book tour events amid backlash over his support for a GOP stopgap funding bill on 'Special Report.