A defiant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed that he will not step down from his leadership role any time soon while strenuously defending his decision to vote against blocking a GOP bill to avert a partial government shutdown.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered up a rare criticism of her counterpart in the Senate, saying that Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was wrong to capitulate to Republicans last week and allow the passage of a massive government funding bill that hands President Donald Trump more power to continue his cuts across the federal government.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he will not step down, as anger and pressure builds among his fellow Democrats over his decision not to block a Republican-led government funding measure.