LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s administration is threatening mass firings of federal employees, putting maximum pressure on Senate Democrats in the hopes that they’ll drop the health care concessions they’re demanding in order to avoid a government shutdown. But many Democratic candidates running to join the Senate are urging their party’s leadership not to back down, further squeezing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who faced widespread intraparty criticism after allowing a Republican-drafted spending bill to pass in March. AdvertisementHuffPost contacted a dozen campaigns of major Senate Democratic candidates running in next year’s midterm elections. Her progressive rivals in the contested primary, Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed, both agreed. Care more about democracy than decorum over in the Senate,” Craig told The Bulwark this week, referring to the decision by 10 Senate Democrats to allow a GOP funding bill to pass in March.

Source: Huffington Post September 25, 2025 21:17 UTC