Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second term, lining up against a bill to avert a government shutdown this week.

CNN's Capitol Hill correspondent Manu Raju reports on the struggle taking place within the Senate Democratic caucus over whether to accept a House-passed continuing budget resolution or allow the government to "shut down" at the end of the week: MANU RAJU,

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House.