Senate GOP delays vote on reconciliation bill amid opposition to DOJ fund, White House ballroom
GOP senators left a closed-door briefing without a deal, delaying a roughly $70 billion immigration package as disputes grew over a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund.
- On Thursday, Senate Republican leaders postponed a vote on a $70 billion package funding ICE and Border Patrol after objections to President Donald Trump's controversial "anti-weaponization" fund.
- The Republican-only reconciliation bill provides about $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol, two agencies excluded from earlier bipartisan funding packages amid Democratic demands for enforcement restraints.
- Republican senators emerged from a closed-door briefing with The Justice Department with "more questions than answers," while lawmakers also weighed President Donald Trump's $1 billion request for White House ballroom security.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune aimed to pass the package before the Memorial Day holiday, but lawmakers leaving Washington will cause Congress to miss President Donald Trump's June 1 deadline.
- Returning to Washington the first week of June after the Memorial Day holiday, Congress faces significant Republican resistance as it attempts to resolve the stalled funding package.
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Republicans lash out over $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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 [...]
Senate Republicans break with Trump, delay immigration bill over ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund concerns
Republicans in the US Senate delayed a vote on a major immigration enforcement bill after divisions emerged within the party over provisions linked to Trump, including a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponisation” fund and funding for a new White House ballroom project.
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