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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, is joined by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, during the Senate Republican policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House ca…
Senate Republicans have cleared a first hurdle as they try to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies. Republicans rejected a Democratic effort to permanently block Trump from creating a $1.776 billion settlement fund for allies who claim government persecution. Republicans still face a gauntlet of Democratic amendments before the bill can advance, setting up a daylong test. More votes on the settlement fund are expected. The bill would provide roughly $70 billion to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. Democrats say any funding bill for should place restraints on federal immigration authorities.
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