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Senate passes immigration enforcement funding after clashes over ballroom, ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who were upset the bill did not include language barring the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 b
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