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GOP want more answers before signing off on Iran funding

10 June 2026 at 11:00
Republicans who are waiting on a funding request for the Iran military conflict say they want clearer answers from the Pentagon on the scope, objectives and price tag of the operation before rallying behind such a measure in a difficult election year. The military campaign, now past its 100-day mark, had cost roughly $29 billion…

House sends reconciliation bill funding immigration enforcement to Trump’s desk

9 June 2026 at 22:25
House Republicans on Tuesday passed a package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through 2029, marking a victory for President Trump and GOP leaders. The nearly $70 billion budget reconciliation package that had stalled in the Senate for weeks passed the lower chamber by a vote of 214-212. Rep. Kevin Kiley…

House advances ICE and Border Patrol reconciliation bill

9 June 2026 at 19:46
The House on Tuesday advanced a nearly $70 billion budget reconciliation package that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.  The lower chamber approved a rule 213-211 that tees up debate and a final vote on the GOP measure. The rule briefly appeared in trouble as Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas), policy chair…

This week on The Hill: Congress scrambles on reconciliation 2.0 and FISA

8 June 2026 at 11:00
Republicans are heading into a legislative crunch week with two of their biggest priorities — an immigration enforcement funding bill and a long-term extension of the government’s warrantless spying powers — on the calendar. The House is set to take up a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border…

GOP plots third reconciliation bill as midterm clock ticks

8 June 2026 at 11:00
Republicans are racing to assemble a third party-line package ahead of a month-long August recess, a high-stakes push that would give the GOP one final opportunity to cement major pieces of President Trump’s legislative agenda before the midterms could reshape control of Congress. But getting such a bill across the finish line would be a…

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