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Some Republicans aren’t sold on $1B price tag for Trump’s ballroom project in their party-line ICE bill

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WASHINGTON — After they got a private briefing Tuesday, Senate Republicans remained torn over whether to spend $1 billion in taxpayer funds on President Donald Trump’s ballroom project. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Inside the closed-door lunch meeting, Secret Service Director Sean Curran briefed senators … Read more

Democrats try to corner Republicans on $1 billion proposal for Trump’s ballroom: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur previews how Democrats plan … Read more

White House ballroom funds hang over GOP push to fund ICE without Democrats

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Washington — The Senate is returning to Washington on Monday from a week-long recess as Republicans prepare to take the next steps in their plan to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats.  But the addition of security funds for President Trump’s overhaul of the East Wing of the … Read more

Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom

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WASHINGTON — Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Donald Trump’s ballroom as Democrats say they will try to defeat it. Senate Republicans added the money for White House security to a spending bill that would restore funding for immigration … Read more

Trump fires back at claims of ballroom ‘cost overruns’: Price is ‘something less than $400M’

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Sen. Rand Paul backs White House ballroom after WHCA shooting Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., discusses his bill to ensure a privately funded, secure White House ballroom following a recent shooting incident. He addresses President Donald Trump’s renewed push for the ballroom, emphasizing that his bill avoids taxpayer expenditure. Paul critiques partisan opposition from Democrats like … Read more

Republicans propose using taxpayer dollars to fund additional ballroom price tag

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President Trump’s White House ballroom has a new additional $1 billion price tag and American taxpayers could be covering the costs. Senate Republicans say the taxpayer funds are needed for what they call the “East Wing Modernization Project,” including unspecified “above-ground and below-ground security features.” Mr. Trump has repeatedly insisted the ballroom would be fully … Read more

How the White House ballroom became emblematic of the Trump presidency

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“We need the ballroom” for the White House, President Donald Trump asserted to reporters late on April 25, less than two hours after a gunman tried to storm a hotel ballroom where the president was about to speak. “That’s why Secret Service, that’s why the military are demanding it,” he said from the White House … Read more