Trump calls to oust the Senate parliamentarian after ballroom funding setback
TL;DR
President Trump urged Senate Republicans to fire nonpartisan parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she ruled that funding for the White House ballroom cannot be attached to the immigration-enforcement bill via budget reconciliation, blocking the project; he accused her of thwarting his agenda while Senate leaders warned of political and security implications, and GOP hopes to pass the ballroom package with a simple majority were dashed by the 60-vote requirement.
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- Trump demands Senate Republicans fire parliamentarian Politico
- Tillis urges GOP colleagues to hold budget bill over White House ballroom funding The Hill
- The White House push for $1 billion in security funds is facing GOP opposition AP News
- Exclusive / Trump privately fumes over imperiled ballroom security money Semafor
- White House ballroom loses federal funding for security proposed by Senate Republicans BBC
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