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Senate Democrats blocked a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the fifth time on Friday, extending a partial shutdown now at 35 days and tying it for the second-longest in American history.

Travelers face hours-long TSA lines and flight delays during peak spring break season as agents work without pay.

Terrorism fears intensify following recent domestic shootings and amid the ongoing Iran conflict, with critical security operations hampered.

Republicans charge Democrats with yielding to far-left demands for new restrictions on ICE and immigration enforcement.

Bipartisan talks, including the first closed-door session with Border Czar Tom Homan, occurred this week, but Democrats’ counteroffer was rejected by the White House as unserious.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned lawmakers may cancel their Easter break if no resolution by next week.

The impasse exposes a core divide: full national security funding versus ideological limits on border enforcement.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation as DHS Secretary advances amid the crisis at the agency he would lead.

Read More: https://americafirstreport.com/democrats-block-funding-for-fifth-time-as-shutdown-ties-second-longest-record/

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Over the past couple of weeks, there have been numerous warnings that terrorist sleeper cells may conduct attacks on U.S. soil in response to the war with Iran. Over the past couple of weeks, there have also been a lot of church fires all over America. Why isn’t anyone making a connection between these two things? We know that Islamic terrorists love to attack houses of worship. Since 2020, there have been hundreds of churches in Europe that have been vandalized or burned down, and in many of those cases radical Islamists were involved. Is a similar trend beginning to occur in the United States?

Read More: https://discernreport.com/churches-all-over-america-are-being-set-on-fire-are-sleeper-cells-involved/

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• Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced he will bring the SAVE America Act to the Senate floor next week for debate and a vote, but he has ruled out changes to Senate rules that could allow passage with a simple majority.
• The bill, strongly endorsed by President Donald Trump and a strong majority of Americans, requires proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration and photo ID to cast a ballot.
• House Republicans passed the legislation last month on a near party-line vote, with only one Democrat crossing over in support.
• Thune insists the goal is to force Democrats onto the record opposing these popular election integrity provisions, even as he acknowledges the bill faces certain defeat under current filibuster rules requiring 60 votes to advance.
• Trump has made the bill his top priority, threatening to withhold approval on other legislation until it reaches his desk in strong form, and has publicly pressed Thune to show leadership by pushing harder.
• Critics within the Republican base view Thune's approach as calculated theater: a symbolic vote that lets establishment Republicans claim effort while ensuring the status quo remains protected from real change.
• Thune has repeatedly stated that Senate Republicans lack the votes to eliminate or bypass the filibuster, whether through a "talking filibuster" or outright rule changes, citing potential long-term consequences.
• The SAVE America Act addresses concerns over noncitizen voting and election security, issues that have fueled distrust in the system since at least 2020.
• Observers note a pattern where Republican leaders in the Senate prioritize procedural norms and bipartisan optics over delivering on promises that energize the party's core voters.
• With midterms approaching in November 2026, failure to advance voter integrity measures could leave Republicans vulnerable to accusations of weak follow-through on a key issue.

Read More: https://americafirstreport.com/thune-sets-stage-for-save-america-act-collapse-as-uniparty-swamps-finger-pointing-status-quo-wins/

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The SAVE America Act requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot in federal elections — a standard supported by approximately 80% of Americans across party lines.

The bill passed the House with near-unanimous Republican support, and now holds 50 Senate votes — a simple majority — but is blocked by the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold, requiring at least seven Democrats to cross the aisle.

Senate Democrats are uniformly opposed, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer branding the bill "Jim Crow 2.0," while offering no serious engagement with the legislation's core principle that only citizens should vote in American elections.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has acknowledged the math problem bluntly, while conservative senators Mike Lee, Rick Scott, Josh Hawley, and — in a notable reversal — John Cornyn have pushed aggressively for procedural solutions including a talking filibuster or rule changes.

Opponents argue the bill creates unnecessary barriers for millions of Americans lacking documentation, but critics of that position note the same objectors routinely accept ID requirements for travel, firearms purchases, and government services without complaint.

The article frames election integrity as both a constitutional imperative rooted in the Founders' vision of a citizen republic and a moral obligation grounded in Scripture, arguing that a nation unable to verify its own voters has abandoned basic just governance.

The Senate Republican majority now faces a defining credibility test: use every available procedural tool to pass legislation the American people overwhelmingly support, or allow institutional inertia and Democratic obstruction to once again defeat common-sense reform.

Read More: https://americafirstreport.com/americans-love-what-the-save-america-act-would-deliver-so-why-cant-republicans-get-it-passed/

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