Leaders in the upper chamber of Congress occasionally have to take a political beating to protect their members in tough spots, like the showdown over government funding.

Chuck Schumer defended his Senate Democratic leadership role amid calls for his ouster over helping Trump and Republicans avoid a government shutdown.

U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland has become the first Democratic congressman to call on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside after the New York Democrat voted last week for a Republican-sponsored continuing resolution and avoid a government shutdown Ivey spoke about Schumer,