From Fox News: Senate Republicans and Democrats shattered through partisan rancor and sent a retooled government spending package to the House on Friday evening after President Donald Trump struck a deal to sate Democrats’ demands.
Though lawmakers were able to advance the revamped five-bill package, without the controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and a two-week funding extension to keep the agency afloat, a partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed after the 71-29 vote.
That’s because modifications to the package, and the inclusion of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) for DHS, must be approved by the House. And lawmakers in the lower chamber aren’t set to return to Washington, D.C., until early next week.
Schumer and his caucus are determined to get a series of extra reforms attached, and dropped three categories of restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday that many Republicans have balked at.
Schumer declared he wants to hurry and “move forward on the important work of reining in ICE. The clock is ticking.”
U.S. Senate PASSES legislation funding parts of government through September 30th and DHS to February 13th, 71-29.
Goes now to the House, expected to take up legislation Monday. pic.twitter.com/WhsiR7L4lc
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 30, 2026
NEWS ALERT: According to journalist Eric Daugherty, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to slip in an amendment to rescind $75Billion in ICE funding that was passed in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill — and instead would’ve directed it to restore spending cuts. SUSAN COLLINS and LISA MURKOWSKI voted to axe ICE. However, the bill amendment was rejected.
🚨 BREAKING: US Senate REJECTS Sen. Bernie Sanders’ amendment to rescind $75B ICE funding that was passed in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill — and instead would’ve directed it to restore spending cuts
SUSAN COLLINS and LISA MURKOWSKI voted to axe ICE. Unreal.
DO NOT… pic.twitter.com/jFfC0FDnFc
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 30, 2026
Many Republicans are fuming over the earmarks Democrats slipped back into the funding bill – clawing back some of the cuts previously made by DOGE.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) warned ahead of the vote Friday evening, “The Senate is about to throw 7 billion dollars of your money at earmarks for aid to illegals, puberty blockers for kids, and charging stations for electric vehicles, among other things. Remember when every Republican bragged about supporting DOGE?”
The Senate is about to throw 7 billion dollars of your money at earmarks for aid to illegals, puberty blockers for kids, and charging stations for electric vehicles, among other things.
Remember when every Republican bragged about supporting DOGE? pic.twitter.com/J7gzSbZhbD
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 30, 2026
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wrote after the vote, “67 senators, 20 of them Republicans, voted to protect earmarks and kill @BasedMikeLee’s amendment. That’s how Washington buys votes and buries taxpayers in debt. More pork. More pet projects. Less accountability.”
67 senators, 20 of them Republicans, voted to protect earmarks and kill @BasedMikeLee‘s amendment. That’s how Washington buys votes and buries taxpayers in debt. More pork. More pet projects. Less accountability. pic.twitter.com/I3ydMKmxGz
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 30, 2026
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