ICE funding stalls as Trump ballroom security plan triggers GOP backlash
TL;DR
The US Senate declined to advance a $70 billion immigration-enforcement funding package amid GOP disputes over linking $1 billion for security upgrades to Trump’s White House ballroom and a separate $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Democrats say the move blocks a controversial “slush fund,” while Trump defends the ballroom costs as a “very good expenditure,” signaling the row could influence midterm politics as lawmakers head into a recess.
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- Republicans revolt over Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund CNN
- Republicans push back on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund Financial Times
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