A key senator suggested Monday that Republicans may be prepared to ditch security funding connected to plans for a White House ballroom in a reconciliation bill focused on immigration enforcement. Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the $1 billion in Secret Service funding, which has drawn concerns from several Republicans in both chambers, might […]

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules.

The decision, part of a “Byrd bath” that sorts out what language can skirt the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold, may be a temporary setback.

The Senate official said the GOP bill needs to be reworked in order to comply with jurisdictional issues.

The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.

Senate Republicans officially were back to the drawing board after the Senate parliamentarian concluded that security spending related to the proposed White House ballroom did not…

Republicans had pursued including the funding alongside a $73 billion funding package for immigration enforcement operations through 2029...

A key senator suggested Monday that Republicans may be prepared to ditch security funding connected to plans for a White House ballroom in a reconciliation bill focused on…

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected…

Republicans could remove some or all of the money that was earmarked for Secret Service amid heartburn from senators.

Republicans wanted to include the ballroom funding in a larger $72 billion immigration enforcement package.

Lawmakers questioned the timing and the lack of detailed justification for the Secret Service’s request

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ICE funding bid derailed amid Republican backlash to attempt to latch ballroom funding on to immigration bill