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Republicans slip $1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump ballroom security in ICE, Border Patrol package
Senate Republicans tuck $1 billion for Trump's White House ballroom security into their immigration-focused reconciliation package released Monday.

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Senate GOP eyes $1 billion for Trump ballroom security as part of ICE, border patrol package
Trump's Ballroom to Get $1 Billion Soon? Senate Republicans Quietly Add Taxpayer Dollars to ICE, Border Patrol Bill
Senate Republicans Seek $1 Billion for Secret Service Upgrades, Including Trump's Ballroom
U.S. Senate Republicans are ⁠seeking ⁠to give $1 billion in taxpayer funding ⁠to the Secret Service this year for security upgrades, including the White ​House ballroom.

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Backlash from Democrats over GOP request for taxpayer money for White House ballroom
G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion in Immigration Bill for Trump’s Ballroom Project
Trump Administration Live Updates: G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion for Security Improvements in Ballroom Project
A surprise addition to the measure was the $1 billion proposed by the Judiciary Committee for security work related to Mr. Trump’s East Wing renovation.

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Senate Dems eager to force Republicans to vote on Trump's ballroom
Republicans Ask for $1 Billion to Help Fund ‘Security Measures’ for President Trump’s Ballroom
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Trump endorses funding ICE and Border Patrol in GOP-only bill

(The Hill) – President Trump on Wednesday endorsed funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the special budget reconciliation process that allows Republicans to fund the agencies without needing Democratic support ...

Trump, GOP’s Thune, Johnson reach deal on funding DHS

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Wednesday announced a deal that, if accepted by their members, would end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland
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Trump pushes GOP to pass party-line bill with funding for ICE, border patrol by June 1

President Trump said Wednesday he wants Congress to send him a party-line package funding immigration enforcement agencies no later than June 1. That gives Republicans a month-and-a-half after lawmakers return to Washington in mid-April to draft and pass ...

Trump signs bill funding DHS, ending record-breaking 76-day shutdown

The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.