Washington — A bipartisan pair of senators urged a federal court Thursday to continue blocking the Justice Department from moving forward with its $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” warning that it is an “immediate and dire threat” to the constitutional order and arguing it is designed to provide payouts to people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans rallied against permanently killing President Donald Trump’s nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization” fund despite heavy criticism among their ranks. Republicans and Democrats shut down an amendment from Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., that would prevent the fund from ever returning and instead divert the funding to the … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting Thursday on a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Republicans plan to pass the bill without any Democratic support. But … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Senate is beginning a long series of votes Thursday on legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, moving toward passage of a three-year fix as Democrats have blocked the money for months in protest. The roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol … Read more
Senate scraps border and ICE funding vote Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the pushback against President Donald Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ on ‘The Bottom Line.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s nearly $70 billion immigration enforcement package has entered uncertain waters as the Senate embarks on a … Read more
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President Donald Trump injected fresh uncertainty over the status and future of the “anti-weaponization” fund Wednesday, a day after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department would no longer pursue the $1.8 billion fund, which has sparked bipartisan blowback. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more
President Trump called the idea of establishing what the White House calls an “anti-weaponization” fund, “the greatest thing,” on Wednesday, and wouldn’t say whether he’s agreed to drop plans for it. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had told lawmakers this week that the fund would be dropped after a federal judge temporarily blocked its establishment. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After delays spurred by shock announcements from the Trump administration, Senate Republicans have officially launched their play to fund immigration enforcement. The upper chamber took the first step in the last leg of the process to advance a roughly $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs … Read more
Washington — Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agencies as soon as Wednesday, following a back-and-forth over the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund that threatened to derail the long-sought funding. Republicans have been seeking assurances from the administration about the controversial fund’s fate after … Read more