The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) unleashed a blistering attack on fellow Senate Democrats on Thursday, calling their push to block a GOP spending bill “total theater” and warning it risks plunging the U.S.

Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to avert a pending government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.

As the Senate opened with one day to go before Friday’s midnight deadline, the Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said: “It’s time to fish or cut bait.”