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Senate parliamentarian nixes Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill

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A GOP bill seeking $1 billion for the Secret Service to help finance President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom is in jeopardy as it faces pushback from a top Senate official. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, said Saturday that the … Read more

Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House

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WASHINGTON — A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules, according to the Senate parliamentarian, dealing a blow to Republican plans to include it as part of a bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years. … Read more