WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was lambasted by Republicans Thursday for suggesting the government shutdown was “better” for Democrats, even as federal employees and American troops will be denied paychecks in the coming week. Vice President JD Vance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other top GOP leaders tore into the New York Democrat amid the funding fight, which stretched into its second week on Wednesday. Vance erupted on X