Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the Republicans’ spending bill, providing a list of arguments that gave a green light to other Senate Democrats to do the same.

Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday evening he intends to vote to advance the GOP funding bill the House passed earlier this week, lowering the odds of a federal government shutdown this weekend. “While [Republicans’] bill is very bad,