Senate rejects first Dem effort to bar Trump from creating $1.8B settlement fund
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans cleared a first hurdle on Thursday as they are trying to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, narrowly rejecting a Democratic effort to permanently block Trump from creating a $1. 776 billion settlement fund for allies who claim they were persecuted by the government. Republicans still face a gauntlet of Democratic amendments before the bill can advance, setting up a daylong test of party unity. More votes...
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Fri, 29 May 2026
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