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'Absolutely screwed': DC insider delivers brutal verdict as Senate GOP stuck in 'bad jam'
- Insider: Senate Republicans are in an 'absolutely screwed' position over the anti-weaponization fund.
- Sherman calls the GOP stance a 'very bad jam' as language remains unsettled.
- Leadership plans a vote-a-rama to push immigration measures despite holdouts.
- The anti-weaponization fund is a major hurdle, with lawmakers demanding guardrails.
- Democrats promise a coordinated effort to kill the slush fund before funds go out.
- Trump’s leadership is tied to ongoing negotiations with Iran amid domestic budget fights.
- The package includes security funding attached to the White House plan, triggering Republican concerns.
- The Byrd Rule prompted redrafting, complicating the package’s path forward.
- Punchbowl News described lawmakers’ push as a mass push for public votes on the fund.
- The story frames the political stakes as just over five months to Election Day.
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