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The Senate early Friday passed a $70 billion package to fund immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of President Trump's term, after pulling an all-nighter.
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A desire among a handful of Senate Republicans to codify the death of the Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is threatening the party's ability to pass a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package.
Manfred worries MLB cap proposal could lead to repeat of 1994-95 strike
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Trump revives tariff plan citing forced labor in foreign countries
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Acting attorney general says $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is permanently dead
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The Justice Department is dropping a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund it created as part of a settlement with President Trump.
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Bessent says IRS and FBI investigation into antifa has made ‘substantial progress’
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Republicans’ recent stumbles in Congress highlight the difficult road ahead for their agenda
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‘Standing up for taxpayers’: Gov. Ron DeSantis puts Florida’s property tax on the chopping block
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IRS reportedly weighing adding non-U.S. citizen checkbox to tax forms
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Senate GOP delays vote on filibuster-proof funding bill amid backlash over Anti-Weaponization Fund
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Lawmakers try to fight Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
A bipartisan effort to kill President Trump's recently released Anti-Weaponization Fund is reportedly brewing in the House as the White House and Republican leadership struggle to rein in dissent about the $1.776 billion money pool.
