Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has postponed a number of U.S. stops on a book tour over safety concerns after outrage among the Democratic base for his vote related to the averted government shutdown.

Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he will vote to advance a Republican bill to fund the government, potentially averting the threat of a government shutdown.

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart slammed Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voting to pass a Republican-backed spending bill. Stewart opened the segment with a news compilation featuring several Democratic senators saying the bill is “terrible” and “designed to hurt the American people.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer explained why he supported a Republican spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during a New York Times interview.

Some House and Senate Democrats appear divided over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown. Nine other Democrats joined Sen. Schumer in advancing the stopgap measure Friday,