{"id":2558259,"date":"2026-01-30T10:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-delays-shutdown-vote-over-500k-arctic-frost-benefit\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:03:08","slug":"lindsey-graham-delays-shutdown-vote-over-500k-arctic-frost-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-delays-shutdown-vote-over-500k-arctic-frost-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham delays shutdown vote over $500K &#8216;Arctic Frost&#8217; benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsey-graham-delays-shutdown-vote-over-500k-arctic-frost-benefit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>senate Majority Leader John Thune has only hours to send a major spending bill to the House after sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-derails-democrats-late-night-push-to-pass-federal-election-takeover\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Derails ...\u2019 Late-Night Push To Pass Federal Election \u2018Takeover\u2019\">late-night push<\/a> to fast-track the measure. Lawmakers on both sides raised objections\u2014Democrats wanted more amendment votes\u2014while Graham objected after Democrats moved to repeal a provision that would have paid $500,000 to senators, including him, who were surveilled under the Biden-era \u201cArctic Frost\u201d probe. Leadership is counting on the Friday night shutdown deadline and President Trump\u2019s endorsement to pressure senators to approve the package. The bill largely punts on contentious immigration reforms but Democrats secured a two-week extension for Homeland Security funding to buy more negotiation time. House conservatives and some Republicans signaled opposition to the DHS patch; speaker Mike Johnson said the House will not return before Monday. If the Senate can clear procedural hurdles and pass the spending measure, it could prevent a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prolonged government shutdown<\/a>, though a partial lapse in funding seemed increasingly likely.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lindsey Graham delays shutdown vote over $500K &lsquo;Arctic Frost&rsquo; benefit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489031\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) has just hours to send a sweeping spending bill to the House after Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) dashed hopes of passing the legislation late on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>There are still objections to fast-tracking the legislation on both sides of the aisle, according to a source familiar with the matter, including multiple Democrats who want more amendment votes. But Graham emerged as the most vocal stumbling block for leadership after he vented to reporters that immigration officials were being &ldquo;demonized&rdquo; by the Democrats and that Congress was wrong to repeal a provision directing $500,000 payouts for senators, including Graham, surveilled under the Biden-era &ldquo;Arctic Frost&rdquo; investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4439765\/trump-haggles-homeland-security-funding-shutdown-democrats\/\">White House clinches funding deal with Democrats ahead of shutdown deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4439146\/jon-ossoff-calls-more-attention-toward-seismic-fulton-county-raid\/\">Jon Ossoff calls for more attention toward &#8216;seismic&#8217; Fulton County raid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4439096\/where-government-funding-talks-stand-congress-partial-shutdown\/\">Where government funding talks stand as Congress careens toward partial shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leadership is banking on the pressure cooker of a Friday night shutdown deadline to overcome those objections and has already enlisted the help of President Donald Trump, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4439765\/trump-haggles-homeland-security-funding-shutdown-democrats\/\">endorsed the spending bill<\/a> and urged senators to vote &ldquo;yes&rdquo; on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation punts on the thorniest matter for congressional Democrats: how to reform immigration enforcement after the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats were able to secure a two-week extension for the Department of Homeland Security from the White House, a move that allows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minibus-signed-by-biden-averting-a-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Biden-signed minibus avoids shutdown\">remaining funding bills<\/a> to pass while buying more time for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>A partial lapse in funding is all but guaranteed after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made clear the House would not return before Monday, and, as a sign the funding deal would need significant Democratic support, rebel House members signaled their opposition to the DHS funding patch.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepLuna\/status\/2016964480257724432?s=20\">demanded<\/a> a vote on the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship for voting, as part of any funding deal.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday morning, Johnson was set to hold a conference call with Republicans to discuss next steps on government funding.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge for Thune will be getting all 100 senators to allow an expedited vote on the funding bill, or else leadership will be forced to spend days jumping through procedural hurdles.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4435364\/sherrod-brown-loses-fourth-union-endorsement-jon-husted\/\"><strong>SHERROD BROWN LOSES FOURTH UNION ENDORSEMENT TO REPUBLICAN JON HUSTED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the Senate passes the legislation, which covers the vast majority of discretionary spending, Washington may be able to avert a protracted shutdown like the one last year.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has some flexibility on whether to declare a formal shutdown if the House appears poised to act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham stalls funding vote over $500K probe payout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2558260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lindsey-graham.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[64902,69993,39629,32283,40629],"class_list":["post-2558259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-arctic-frost","tag-campaign-fundraising","tag-government-shutdown","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-political-ethics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Lindsey-graham.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558259"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558263,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558259\/revisions\/2558263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}