Hours before they were scheduled to vote, Senate Republicans instead refused to advance a key bill for President Trump because of concerns over the administration's "anti-weaponization fund." The acting attorney general made an unplanned trip to the Capitol to personally argue the case for the fund. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins was there as this happened and reports.

The Trump administration is having a hard time selling the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to Republicans in Congress.

Senate Republicans are exploring ways to impose guardrails on the fund, including inserting language into the GOP’s party-line budget bill.

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

The meeting was scrapped after the Senate postponed a vote on the party-line bill until after its Memorial Day recess.

Hours before they were scheduled to vote, Senate Republicans instead refused to advance a key bill for President Trump because of concerns over the administration's…

The Senate delayed a vote on immigration enforcement funds in a rare show of dissent ahead of its Memorial Day recess.

The Senate had planned to vote on a bill to fund ICE and the Border Patrol through the end of Trump’s term but scuttled it after the president sought to add $1.8 billion for the…

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Republican senators, who typically defer to the president, revolted over a Trump endorsement and his “anti-weaponization fund.” | World News

President Donald Trump’s relationship with Senate Republicans has hit a new low after a revolt over his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund surfaced deep divisions over the…

Ted Cruz said Trump could face a “full-on revolt in the Senate” over the controversial fund