US Senate poised to advance ICE, border funding plan after marathon voting session - Reuters
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is leading the Republican push to fund border security agencies through a nonbinding budget resolution.
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TAP FOR WHYSenate Republicans are advancing a $70 billion budget resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 using reconciliation. The move aims to end a partial DHS shutdown while bypassing Democratic demands for increased operational oversight.
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19 OUTLETSThe Daily Signal frames Senator Thune’s reconciliation push as a necessary move to fund border security that Democrats oppose, while RawStory highlights internal friction between Thune and House leadership over the plan's details. Most outlets, including Reuters and AP News, focus on the procedural "marathon" required to bypass the DHS shutdown, noting Thune’s description of the maneuver as a "necessary reality."
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