Podcasts
CQ Budget, Episode No. 393
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche angered GOP senators who punted on their reconciliation bill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Posted May 26, 2026 at 5:07pm
The surprise creation of a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund outraged Senate Republicans and disrupted plans to pass their reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement before the Memorial Day recess. CQ Roll Call’s Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton join host David Lerman in assessing the blowup and the challenge ahead for getting the reconciliation bill back on […]
Podcasts
CQ Budget, Episode No. 393
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche angered GOP senators who punted on their reconciliation bill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Posted May 26, 2026 at 5:07pm

House Republicans appeared set to clear a Senate-passed reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies through the…

Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration…

The Trump administration began to back down from its push for a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund intended to compensate…

Several Republicans still want to block the DOJ's anti-weaponization fund in the GOP's immigration bill, a move that could…

The Trump administration’s push for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund derailed Senate Republicans’ plans to pass the…

Congressional leaders are closing up shop for the week without voting on their long-sought immigration budget bill, as Senate…