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Live updates: Senate OKs reconciliation bill; White House to defend ballroom in appeals court
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The Senate pulled an all-nighter Thursday, voting just before dawn to pass the $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package that funds immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The night was not without GOP defections on various amendments, from trying to prohibit President Trump's anti-weapon
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