GOP wrestles with White House ballroom security funding as Byrd-rule ruling looms

Senate Republicans are weighing a roughly $1 billion White House security package tied to a new East Wing ballroom in a budget-reconciliation bill, with Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s Byrd-rule ruling expected to determine if the provision can stay. Democrats may strip the funding, and vulnerable GOP members are pressed on cost and optics, prompting calls for a detailed spending breakdown before votes and potential amendments ahead of a high-stakes floor showdown.