Shutdown Follies: GOP Snatches Victory From Jaws of Defeat Resting in Jaws of Victory, Or Something

<![CDATA[Nine days ago, Senate Republicans had a plan to short-circuit Schumer Shutdown II: Immigration Boogaloo, and it seemed nearly flawless. They even got Donald Trump's support for the plan, which would fund all of DHS except for ICE and Border Patrol, which have $75 billion in separate funding from last year's One Big Beautiful Bill. That would end Chuck Schumer's attempts to hold TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard hostage over immigration enforcement, while Republicans could add an even bigger funding package in new reconcilation package. ]]>