They can either vote to support a House GOP stopgap measure they’ve been criticizing, or the federal government will shut down. Less than three days before a possible government shutdown, Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk being blamed for a

Trump needs Senate Democrats’ votes, but they are still weighing whether to use this rare point of leverage and risk taking blame for a shutdown.

The vote sets up a showdown in the Senate over a bill Democrats criticize as giving more power to President Trump and Elon Musk.