Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.

WASHINGTON—The leader of Senate Democrats moved to take the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a grueling intraparty fight in which lawmakers struggled with how best to resist President Trump’s fast-paced efforts to slim down federal agencies.

The reversal comes just one day after Schumer warned Republicans they did not have the votes needed to advance the bill. “While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much,