AOC, Ilhan Omar join the pile-on against Senate Democrats

• As some House Democrats urge her to challenge Schumer, Ocasio-Cortez said at a rally in Tempe, Arizona: "One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a U.S. Senator isn't fighting hard enough for you, you're not afraid to replace her with one who will."

What they're saying: "I am disgusted that several Senate Democrats gave up our first point of leverage," Omar said of the at a town hall meeting in her home state.

• The Minnesota Democrat said her party "needs to be sort of come to Jesus moment," adding: "We have people who want to bring a knife to a gunfight and are not rising up to the moment."
• Ocasio-Cortez, at a rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Nevada, said: "We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us."
• She encouraged the crowd to "look at every level of office around and support brawlers who fight, because those are the ones who can actually win against Republicans."

Yes, but: Neither went as far as to say that Schumer should step down, which at least two House Democrats have called for so far.

• Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) told Axios: "When this comes back up in six months, is [Schumer] going to take the same approach or not? If he's still on that track, I'm for moving on."

• Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) was asked at a Tuesday town hall meeting if Schumer should retire or step down as leader. She responded, "Yes."

Between the lines: Progressive groups and House Democrats are fuming at the Democratic Senate leader after he allowed Republicans to pass bill a bill averting a government shutdown until January.

• Just one House Democrat voted against the measure, casting the specter of a shutdown as their best leverage to force constraints on DOGE's ability to freeze federal spending and fire workers.
• But Schumer argued that blocking the bill in the Senate would have played into Trump's hands and empowered DOGE to move even more swiftly.

Editor's note: This article has been updated with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's comments in Tempe, Arizona.