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Senate Republican threatens to derail ICE, Border Patrol package over Trump's billion-dollar request

An internal dispute could derail Republicans’ goal of funding immigration operations for the remainder of President Donald Trump's presidency. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told his colleagues that he would not support the GOP’s $72 billion reconciliation package if it included $1 billion in funding for Trump’s ballroom. His defection, along with a handful of other Republicans critical of the funding, could sink the bill. SENATE REPUBLICANS BALK AT $1B WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM REQUEST: ‘YOU MADE THAT NUMBER UP’And given the GOP’s narrow margin in the upper chamber, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R...