Live updates: Senate awaits reconciliation bill, which holds ballroom funding's fate
Key takeaways
- The legislative text to fund immigration enforcement agencies hasn t yet been released, but inclusion of the ballroom funding has faced pushback this week.
- And, on Capitol Hill, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Navy Secretary Hung Cao will testify in budget hearings.
- President Trump s retribution tour is also striking fear among Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have now watched him knock off two GOP incumbents, Sen.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The legislative text to fund immigration enforcement agencies hasn t yet been released, but inclusion of the ballroom funding has faced pushback this week. A handful of Republican senators have told Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) they don t want to vote for the money because of the optics around it and possible political blowback.
And, on Capitol Hill, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Navy Secretary Hung Cao will testify in budget hearings.
President Trump s retribution tour is also striking fear among Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have now watched him knock off two GOP incumbents, Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Rep. Tom Massie (Ky.).