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reconciliation (united states congress)

$70B bill funding ICE, Border Patrol through 2029 heads to Trump's desk

(The Center Square) – Republicans in Congress on Tuesday sent their $70 billion bill funding federal immigration enforcement agencies through 2029 to President Donald Trump’s desk. The 214-212 U.S. House vote caps off Republicans’ months-long struggle to provide annual funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.

Senate sends $70B bill funding ICE, border patrol to vacant House

(The Center Square) – U.S. Senate Republicans finally passed their roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill after an 18-hour vote-a-rama that ended early Friday morning. The 52-47 final vote saw every Republican holdout except Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, supporting party-line the bill. The

Democrats dissatisfied by DOJ's pause on 'anti-weaponization fund'

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice is temporarily backing down from its plan to launch a $1.77 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after a federal judge issued a short-term restraining order. Congressional Democrats, however, vowed Monday to bring forward legislation permanently banning the fund, forcing Republicans

Congress skips town without passing $72B immigration enforcement bill

(The Center Square) – In an epic breakdown of negotiations, Congress is leaving town without voting on Republicans’ roughly $72 billion budget reconciliation bill. Senate Republicans ultimately deadlocked Thursday over whether to include restrictions on the Department of Justice’s controversial new “anti-weaponization fund” within the party-line bill, which

Republicans scramble to preserve White House ballroom security funding

(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans are scrambling to rewrite portions of their $72 billion budget reconciliation bill after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a Trump administration wish list item violates procedural rules. As currently written, the $1 billion earmarked for the U.S. Secret Service for security upgrades to the

Fed funding of pediatrics group questioned over its gender ideology stance

(The Center Square) – Parental rights group the American Parents Coalition is urging Congress to review federal funding of the American Academy of Pediatrics, alleging that the organization prioritizes politics and gender ideology before children’s health while using tax dollars. Executive director of American Parents Coalition Alleigh Marré told The

Democrats vow to challenge ballroom security funding in Republican budget bill

(The Center Square) – Republicans in Congress will spend the next two weeks pushing forward their $72 billion budget reconciliation bill, attempting to meet President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline. While Democrats cannot unilaterally block the filibuster-proof legislation, they intend to make the process as politically damaging as possible