Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the Republicans’ spending bill, providing a list of arguments that gave a green light to other Senate Democrats to do the same.

N.Y., said he will vote to advance the Republican funding extension and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day Friday. "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much,

Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday evening he intends to vote to advance the GOP funding bill the House passed earlier this week, lowering the odds of a federal government shutdown this weekend. “While [Republicans’] bill is very bad,