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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, attends a news conference with members of Democratic leadership about the looming government shutdown, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NEW YORK – On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It's time to fight.

Whether far-left activists, Washington moderates or rural conservatives, Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress.

For Democrats, the shutdown fight marks a line in the sand born from months of frustration with their inability to stop Trump's norm-busting lead

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