Parliamentarian blocks GOP's $1B Trump ballroom funding in budget bill over jurisdiction

The Senate parliamentarian ruled that a GOP provision to allocate $1 billion for funding Trump’s White House ballroom is outside the budget bill’s jurisdiction and would require a 60-vote threshold, not simple majority via reconciliation. Republicans are revising the language, but success hinges on keeping the measure within permissible committees and spending rules; if not, the funding may be dropped, with some lawmakers advocating private funding and Democrats signaling they’ll challenge changes that bypass the Byrd Rule.