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Polls show Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) faces the lowest approval numbers of any national leader in Washington.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Democratic defectors had ‘rolled over.’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is facing mounting pressure to step aside as leader of the Senate Democratic caucus after eight members voted against his wishes Sunday, joining Republicans in a bid to end the longest government shutdown in history.

The vote was just the latest development in a troubling week for the 74-year-old Schumer, who, after eight years as the top Senate Democrat, has faced growing calls from within the party to make way for a new generation of leadership

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