Trump news at a glance: Republicans find their redline against their president – taxpayer money for his ballroom
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
A bid to restore funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">ICE) and border patrol has been derailed by rows over a $1bn proposal for security measures tied to https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump’s White House ballroom and controversial plans tohttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/jan-6-police-sue-trump-anti-weaponization-fund"> create a $1.8bn “anti-weaponization” fund.
The https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate">US Senate will not pass the $70bn legislation ahead of a 1 June deadline set by the US president, Republican senators told reporters on Thursday, as lawmakers leave Washington for the Memorial Day recess.
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