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Trump Aides, GOP Senators Look for Way Out on $1.8B Fund

As backlash grows, Republicans consider their options

(Newser) - President Trump's plan for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people claiming political persecution is facing such fierce blowback that aides are weighing whether to scrap it to secure GOP support for immigration enforcement money. More than a dozen Republican senators, including Trump ally Lindsey Graham, have privately...

Costliest Senate Primary Ever Is About to Come to a Head

Texas runoff on Tuesday pits scandal-plagued Ken Paxton against well-funded incumbent John Cornyn

(Newser) - Texas Republicans are about to find out whether John Cornyn's long resume can beat President Trump's endorsement of his opponent. The four-term senator faces state Attorney General Ken Paxton in a GOP runoff on Tuesday that's become a test of Trump's pull and the party's...

After Shooting, Feds Step Up Push for Ballroom

Blanche says president 'cannot safely conduct the business of the United States' without it

(Newser) - A weekend shooting just outside the White House has given the Trump administration new fuel in its fight to build a controversial presidential ballroom. In a Sunday court filing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued the incident "underscores" the need for what he called a state-of-the-art secure facility for...

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Trump Defends His Controversial Fund

But Republican lawmakers are pushing back against the idea

(Newser) - President Trump defended his controversial plan to create $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund on Friday, but he continues to face serious pushback from within his own party. In a Truth Social post , Trump said he gave up "an absolute fortune" by settling his lawsuit with the IRS as part...

Disagreement Over DOJ Fund Delays ICE Funding Vote

Senate now likely to miss Trump's June 1 deadline

(Newser) - Senate Republicans delayed a vote Thursday on a major immigration enforcement funding push, stalled not by Democrats but by their own doubts over a Trump administration plan tucked inside it. After a closed-door briefing with Justice Department officials, GOP senators balked at advancing a reconciliation bill that would steer nearly...

Some Republicans Balk at $1B Ballroom Request

Senators say they don't have enough votes to add it to ICE, Border Patrol bill

(Newser) - Republican senators are considering whether to drop a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Trump's ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support on Capitol Hill. Pressured by the White House, Republicans have tried to add the money to...

GOP Senators Aren't Hiding Their Frustration With Trump

Several appear exasperated by his endorsement of Texas AG Ken Paxton

(Newser) - President Trump has picked his side in a Texas GOP brawl, and Senate Republicans are not hiding their irritation. Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's Senate primary runoff, undercutting 23-year incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and prompting warnings that the move could put what was seen...

Senate GOP Seeks $1B for Trump Ballroom Security

Immigration funding bill has an unusual line item

(Newser) - Senate Republicans have tucked an unusual line item into a sweeping immigration funding plan: $1 billion for Secret Service "security adjustments and upgrades" tied to a future White House ballroom backed by President Trump, reports CNN . The money is part of a roughly $70 billion package for Immigration and...

Senate GOP Sidesteps Dems, Passes Funding for ICE

Late night 'vote-a-rama' sends funding bill to the House, would reopen DHS

(Newser) - The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House. The entire department has been shut down since mid-February...

30-Second Senate Session Leaves Shutdown in Place

Senate Republicans didn't attempt to pass House-backed funding extension

(Newser) - Senate Republicans had a brief shot Monday to try to break the Department of Homeland Security funding stalemate; they let it pass. During a 30-second pro forma session, GOP leaders opted not to attempt a House-backed eight-week funding extension, which Democrats had vowed to block. Republican Sen. John Hoeven of...

Okla. Governor Names Mullin's Senate Replacement

Energy exec Alan Armstrong will serve through the end of the year

(Newser) - Oklahoma's governor on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the US Senate through the end of the year and finish the term of Republican Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary. The choice by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had pledged to pick a "conservative...

Senate Democrats Block GOP on Transgender Athletes

Republicans added provision to Trump-backed SAVE America bill

(Newser) - Senate Democrats on Saturday turned back a Republican attempt to fold a nationwide ban on transgender women and girls in female sports into a broader election-law bill, keeping the sports issue out of the GOP's Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America Act for now. The chamber voted 49-41 along party...

DHS Pick Mullin Did Very Well Trading Stocks While in Office

Sen. Markwayne Mullin's prolific, well-timed trades get a second look ahead of his confirmation

(Newser) - Sen. Markwayne Mullin's stock picks are drawing fresh scrutiny just as the Oklahoma Republican is up for one of the most powerful jobs in the federal government. The New York Times reports that Mullin has become one of Congress' most active traders, with his portfolio swelling since he arrived...

Senator Abruptly Drops Bid for Reelection, Anointing Successor

Steve Daines of Montana abandons race at last second, setting up late entrant Kurt Alme

(Newser) - Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for a third term on Wednesday in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a filing deadline for candidates. Daines, 63, said in a statement that he wrestled with the decision for months before deciding to retire. Montana US Attorney Kurt Alme,...

GOP Races to Avert Shutdown Over ICE Furor

Democrats say they'll block spending deal over DHS bill as Friday deadline nears, tension grows

(Newser) - Republicans are racing against the clock to keep parts of the federal government open as a political firestorm over immigration enforcement in Minneapolis threatens to derail a key spending deal. Funding for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies runs out on Saturday, and Senate Democrats say they'...

Sports Reporter Wants to Be Minnesota's Next Senator

Michele Tafoya already backed by Sen. Tim Scott, GOP campaign arm ahead of Tina Smith retirement

(Newser) - A familiar face from NFL broadcasts is trying to flip a blue Senate seat in Minnesota, and national Republicans are backing her from the get-go. Michele Tafoya, a longtime Sunday Night Football sideline reporter who has reinvented herself as a conservative media voice, formally entered the 2026 Minnesota Senate race...

2 GOP Senators Flip on Trump War Powers Rebuke

JD Vance delivered the final blow

(Newser) - Two Republicans who helped move a Trump war powers rebuke forward last week helped doom the measure on Wednesday. Sens. Josh Hawley and Todd Young of Indiana reversed course Wednesday on a bipartisan resolution that would have barred President Trump from using US forces "within or against" Venezuela without...

DOJ's Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Not Going Over Well

GOP senators warn probe risks Fed independence, market stability, confirmations

(Newser) - Senate Republicans are lining up behind Jerome Powell, supporting the Fed chair in the face of a Justice Department probe . GOP senators are sharply questioning the criminal investigation into Powell's congressional testimony about renovation costs at the Fed's headquarters, warning it risks undermining the central bank's independence...

Former Federal Reserve Chiefs Warn About Powell Probe

Bernanke, Greenspan, and Yellen say inquiry imperils Fed autonomy and market stability

(Newser) - Every living former chair of the Federal Reserve has broken with tradition to warn that a Justice Department criminal probe of current Fed chief Jerome Powell could blow a hole in the central bank's independence. In a joint statement, former Fed leaders Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and Janet Yellen...

Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse Announces His 'Death Sentence'

Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis comes after he left Senate to lead University of Florida

(Newser) - Former Sen. Ben Sasse put up a candid social media post on Tuesday, announcing that he was diagnosed last week with metastatic Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, calling it "a death sentence" and adding bluntly, "I'm gonna die." The Nebraska Republican, 53, wrote that while the diagnosis...

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