Sen. Thom Tillis
Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund
WASHINGTON | The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill. Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for […]
Republicans’ recent stumbles in Congress highlight the difficult road ahead for their agenda
WASHINGTON | A roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term was supposed to be an easy lift for Republicans. But progress stalled over concerns about the inclusion of White House ballroom security funding in the package and the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to finance […]