House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday he backs Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) continuing in his role despite their divergence on shutting down the government last week.

The Democratic leaders in the Senate and House sought to strike a unified message on potential GOP cuts to Medicaid, even as they defended their government funding strategies.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer strongly defended his position as a leader in the Democratic Party during an appearance Tuesday morning on CBS. GAYLE KING, CBS: There are people in your own party saying,

Nancy Pelosi, former House Speaker, criticised Senate Minority Chuck Schumer's vote with Republicans in the recent government shutdown debate during a San Francisco press conference on Tuesday.In spite of affirming her confidence in Schumer's leadership of the Senate Democratic caucus,

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called himself the “best” candidate to lead Senate Democrats after his colleagues spent days criticizing him for voting for a Republican government funding bill. “I’m the best leader for the Senate.

Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for refusing to block the Republican government funding bill last week.