President Donald Trump has criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for overreaching in the ongoing Democratic leadership crisis as the longest government shutdown in history nears an end.

Chuck Schumer is facing perhaps the deepest political crisis of his eight-year tenure as Democrats' leader in the Senate

Democrats and progressives exploded with outrage after the Senate took a giant leap toward reopening the government Sunday night.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) raised eyebrows late Sunday night when he suggested he might file a complaint with

Schumer, who was the target of near-universal vitriol among Democrats in March when he backed down in a budget battle that threatened to evolve into a shutdown, was quick to announce his opposition to the deal and he voted against it Monday night.

Senator Schumer had little choice but to lead his party into a shutdown fight. Democratic officials, activists, commentators and the base were insistent. But they also expected the shutdown to lead to some sort of significant public policy win for Democrats.

Meanwhile, the Senate could vote Sunday night on a test vote that would fund the government through Jan. 31 and end the 40-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Enough Democrats are expected to vote to pass the bill,

House Democrats slammed Senate Democrats - specifically Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer - after eight senators voted with Republicans Sunday night to reopen the government. On Monday, many Democrats spoke out in rage toward Schumer and the Senate Democrats who broke ranks in their voting for merely a promise to vote on Affordable Care Act funding in the future and rehiring fired federal workers.