House GOP Enraged at Senate Backstab on DHS Funding, SAVE Act
The article singles out Thune while criticizing Senate Republicans' DHS funding deal and their failure to address the SAVE America Act.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYPJ Media is an opinion-oriented publisher, and this article is openly critical commentary rather than a balanced report. It attributes some claims to named lawmakers and an interview, but offers little opposing perspective or independent verification.
- Source type — Opinion-oriented publisher; the article uses an openly partisan, critical frame.
- Author attribution — The article names its author and attributes remarks to lawmakers and an interview.
- Editorial standards — The text does not show clear separation between reporting and the author's evaluative claims.
The article includes specific details about the funding arrangement and quotes a lawmaker discussing it, but its account is largely one-sided, uses loaded language, and provides little response from Senate Republicans or Democrats.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article largely adopts the House Republicans' objections and provides no substantive account of why Senate Republicans or Democrats supported the funding arrangement.
- Counterarguments presented — No explanation or defense from those who negotiated or supported the deal is included.
- Loaded language — The article calls the process “underhanded and cowardly” and characterizes Democrats with highly charged labels.
- Source diversity — The quoted views come from Republican lawmakers; opposing perspectives are absent.
The article strongly criticizes Senate Republicans while using approving language for House Republicans and President Trump. Its descriptions of Democrats are also sharply negative.
- Language tone — Uses terms such as “underhanded and cowardly” and “radical anarchist, Marxist, socialist Democrats.”
- Framing — Frames the Senate deal as a betrayal and presents House Republicans' objections sympathetically.
- Source selection — Quotes Republican critics of the deal without presenting a substantive defense from Senate Republicans or Democrats.
The article criticizes Senate Republicans for agreeing to DHS funding that excludes immigration enforcement and leaving Washington without addressing the SAVE America Act. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and other Republicans objected to the deal and its timing.
The article reports that Senate Republicans reached a deal with Democrats to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security but exclude ICE and Border Patrol. It says the Senate acted by voice vote in the early morning and left town without voting on the SAVE America Act. The article also notes that civilian support staff for border agents were not covered by the separate funding.
Community verdict
11 VOTESPeople in this story
SWIPE →Senate Majority Leader criticized for the Senate funding deal and the lack of action on the SAVE America Act
House Majority Whip criticizing the Senate funding deal and its process
Emmer's version of this story ↗Speaker of the House, described by Emmer as unhappy with the Senate deal
Representative whose social media post says he is willing to stay in Washington
President whose stated position on signing legislation is cited
Former president referenced in Emmer's criticism of the border situation
Representative whose social media post is embedded in the article
Former vice president referenced in Emmer's criticism of the border situation
Part of a bigger story
12 OUTLETSThe Senate passed a DHS funding deal that excludes immigration enforcement; Thune was involved in advancing the agreement. Center outlets emphasize the impasse and Thune’s role in moving a bill to reopen most of DHS. Right-leaning outlets focus on the deal’s exclusion of immigration enforcement and its failure to address the SAVE America Act.
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- WorldNetDaily · John Thune abandons House conservatives in ICE sellout to radicals, report charges * WorldNetDaily * by Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
- World Tribune: U.S. Politics and Culture, Geostrategy, China, North Korea, Corporate Watch, Media Watch · Spineless: Thune and Senate GOP cave to Dems in 2 a.m. vote on partial DHS funding, then split town for Spring Break
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