https://freerepublic.com/tag/lashout/ en-us Fri, 22 May 2026 01:20:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4380407/posts Congressional Republicans are lashing out over a nearly $1.8 billion fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to give payouts to those who claim to have been the target of a “weaponized” government. Discontent over the fund contributed to senators abruptly deciding to leave town for the Memorial Day weekend rather than passing a party-line budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol — blowing past the June 1 deadline that President Trump set for the bill. Some Republicans are openly eyeing ways to “kill” the fund. On Monday, the DOJ created... The Hill https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4380407/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2026 01:20:19 GMT