At least five Republicans have said they oppose the $1 billion funding package.

The push to secure federal dollars for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security just got more difficult on Capitol Hill.

Proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for White House campus and president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules

A Republican plan to earmark federal funding for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom hit at least a temporary roadblock Saturday in the US Senate.

A US Senate official on Saturday removed security funding that could be used for President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom from a massive

Senate parliamentarian ruled a proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for the White House failed to meet procedural rules. Key US politics stories from Sunday 17 May 2026 at…

The Senate's parliamentarian has ruled that funding for President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom can't be approved by a simple majority.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the GOP will refine its approach to seeking money for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled $1 billion in security for President Trump's ballroom project needs 60 votes, not a simple majority, to pass.

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…

At least five Republicans have said they oppose the $1 billion funding package.

A growing number of Republicans don’t want to put their names behind this White House ballroom.

Democratic senators plan to force a vote this week on U.S. President Donald Trump’s new $1.776 billion settlement fund to compensate political allies, testing Republican unity as…

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

Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed…

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

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Senate will not pass $70bn homeland security bill that includes $1bn for security measures for controversial project – key US politics stories from Thursday, 21 May

Republicans leave town with no legislative text or plan for a reconciliation bill to fund Trump’s deportation plans or ballroom dream