GOP ensures ICE funding through Trump's term in office

The GOP-led Senate wasted no time early Thursday morning, ramming through a budget plan that funds the Department of Homeland Security and pours another $70 billion into immigration enforcement for the rest of President Trump’s term in office. 

Democrats were livid that illegal aliens could not remain in their voter base.

The measure cleared the narrowly divided chamber on a 50-48 party-line vote, with every Republican in support and Democrats unified in opposition. For all Republicans to stand together on any issue is known as "The Miracle on Capitol Hill."

GOP leaders hailed the passage as a critical step to lock down the border [and level the voter playing field]. The resolution now heads to the House and sets up the reconciliation process, allowing Republicans to advance the funding bill without Democrats’ filibuster roadblocks.

“We have a multistep process ahead of us, but at the end, Republicans will have helped ensure that America’s borders are secure and prevented Democrats from defunding these important agencies,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-ND).

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) ripped into Democrats for blocking DHS funding 16 times. The department has gone without proper funding since February 14, 2026.

“Democrats are playing to the most radical members of their party. Through their actions, Democrats are putting the safety and security of our nation behind the safety and security of their own political careers,” he said from the Senate floor.

Democrats spent the debate pushing amendments they insisted would tackle housing, childcare, and health care costs.

“Instead of pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into ICE and Border Patrol, Republicans should be working with Democrats to lower out-of-pocket costs,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said.

Several Republican priorities fell short after moderate [aka RINO] GOP senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) crossed the aisle to join Democrats. The pair helped kill a proposal from Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) to strip funding from Planned Parenthood.

“One recent study found that in three years alone, Planned Parenthood got a billion and a half dollars from Medicaid and Medicare. Money to be used on these risky surgeries and [transgender] procedures for our children. This is wrong,” Hawley said. “This is a terrible misuse of federal funds, and we should put a stop to it today.”

Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Murkowski, and Collins also teamed up with Democrats to block Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) from attaching the SAVE Act, which would require photo ID to vote in federal elections, to the budget measure.

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Netanyahu's Congressional Address that Houri Harris and Nancy Pelosi Boycotted

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu addressed Congress Wednesday delivering a powerful defense of the Jewish State in the Gaza war. There were the usual suspects on the left side of the aisle, such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) who has a history of praising Hamas and Jew haters from all walks of life. She was in attendance and brought her ping-pong paddle to use as a sign to protest Bibi and the existence of Israel, but that didn't phase him in any way. 

Alleged President Biden and Vice President and comrade Kamala Harris boycotted the event, as did Nancy "Dancing Dentures" Pelosi, and comrade Bernie Sanders.

Bibi emphasized the US-Israel alliance, thanked both Biden and Trump for their support to Israel, and referred to the protesters as "useful idiots."

He compared the October 7 attack by Hamas to Pearl Harbor and 9/11: "Like December 7, 1941, and September 11, 2001, is a day that will forever live in infamy." 

She finally admits it: Hamas is guilty of genocide

He condemned the anti-Israel movement and the protesters saying of them: "Many choose to stand with evil. They stand with Hamas. They stand with rapists and murderers.” And while he uttered those words, there were large protests outside the Capitol and scattered around Washington. These useful idiots burned American flags, vandalized statues with pro-Gaza garbage and pro-Hamasshole graffiti, and some protesters were arrested.

“Pro-terror, anti-Israel agitators are vandalizing federal property, removing American flags, and replacing them with Palestinian flags steps away from the United States Capitol,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said on X. “This is inexcusable, and I expect them to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Bibi said US intelligence shows that Iran is behind the protests and is stoking the tensions by funding the protests. He called for US-Israel unity and compared our Western civilization to the jihadi's: "a clash between barbarism and civilizations. It's a clash between those who glorify death and those who sanctify life."

Of course Bibi spoke about the hostage situation. Hamas originally kidnapped 253 Israelis at the Nova festival. Noa Argamani, who attended the festival became the face of Hamas' barbarism. She attended the Netanyahu address, but in spite of this, Tlaib, as insensitive as a scorpion, showed her solidarity with the terrorists by holding up signs and wearing a keffiyeh, the Hamas scarf.

Finally, Netayahu spoke of how he viewed a post-war Gaza. "The day after we defeat Hamas, a new Gaza can emerge. My vision for that day is of a demilitarized and deradicalized Gaza. Israel does not seek to resettle Gaza. But for the foreseeable future, we must retain overriding security control there to prevent the resurgence of terror, to ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel. Gaza should have a civilian administration run by Palestinians who do not seek to destroy Israel. That's not too much to ask."

It was later discovered that some pro-Hamas protesters released bugs and pulled fire alarms to interrupt Netanyahu's hotel stay.


They simply cannot suck enough.

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Schiffless cites CBS "head on pike" BS angering GOP

The Senate Republicans, even the potential swing-voters, are infuriated after Adam Schiff, House Impeachment Manager, (D-CA) made reference to a report by Complete Bull S*** News (CBS) that GOP members were threatened with dire consequences if they voted to convict President Trump. The only fact in this claim is that CBS made the fake news report.

"CBS News reported last night that a Trump confidant said that key senators were warned, ‘Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike.’ I don’t know if that’s true," Schiff lied, while trying to manipulate Senate Republicans to vote with "moral courage" rather than in their political self-interest [or lack of any evidence].

Several senators went on record objecting to Schiff's BS.

"I thought he was doing fine with [talking about] moral courage until he got to the 'head on a pike.' That's where he lost me,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (R-AK) said. She previously stated that she would be open to calling witnesses in the trial. "He's a good orator. ...It was just unnecessary," she added.

After the bug-eyed liar made his remark, several Republican Senators reportedly shook their heads and said, "That's not true," after Schiff made his repugnant remark.

“I hope it’s not true,” Schiff lied. He hates Trump and has repeatedly lied about nonexistent "facts," and non-existent "evidence."

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), considered another key Republican vote, agreed with Murkowski. ["I would like to kick Schiff right in his solar nuts," she was probably thinking.]

“Not only have I never heard the ‘head on the pike’ line but also I know of no Republican senator who has been threatened in any way by anyone in the administration," she told reporters.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), called the story "baloney." She said she was listening to Schiffhead, "until he got to the part where he just completely made a bunch of bullcrap up," [aka BS].

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY], said, "No Republican senator has been told that. What he has proven to all of us is, he is capable of falsehoods [aka BS] and will tell it to the country. And would tell it to us when we are sitting in the Senate chamber. When every one of us knows it is not true."

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), who has a great announcer's voice, also said he would be open to witnesses and old reporters it’s “completely, totally false.”

“None of us have been told that,” he said. “That’s insulting and demeaning to everyone to say that we somehow live in fear and that the president has threatened all of us.″

Even some Democrats were miffed by the remark.

Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-W.VA.), hasn’t revealed how he plans to vote. Regarding Schiff's BS, Manchin said, "That could have been left out, that's for sure."

Other Democrats scoffed, suggesting the outrage was a made-up excuse to oppose calling witnesses. This too is BS--the Republicans would be happy to call witnesses that make the President's case, such as the main witness, Hunter Biden.

Minority Leader Chuck "Nostrils" Schumer (D-NY), told Communist outlet MSNBC, "The Republicans are so afraid to confront the actual facts here ... they're always looking for a diversion."

The actual facts, as Schumer says, are in the transcript of the phone call, the fact that the left, since the day Trump got elected, planned to impeach him, and the fact that Adam Schiff vetoed every witness the Republican House wanted to testify.

Trump’s defense team will begin their opening statements in the trial Saturday morning after the 28,000 pages of House BS is delivered.

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