Senate Republicans

• Republikeinen in het Huis drijven op 12 mei door met aanpassingen aan een door de Senaat aangenomen woningbouwpakket, zelfs nadat president Trump opriep tot de aanname van de oorspronkelijke versie zonder wijzigingen. • Deze inspanning valt samen met pogingen van de regering om 1 miljard dollar aan beveiligingsfondsen binnen een groter, partijlijn-gebaseerd uitgavenpakket gericht op immigratiehandhaving te verkrijgen, wat mogelijk Trump's ballroom-project ondersteunt. • Directeur van de Secret Service, Sean Curran, ontmoette dinsdag Republikeinen in de Senaat om steun veilig te stellen, terwijl Trump een deadline van 1 juni heeft gesteld aan wetgevers om de wetgeving af te ronden.

• Chuck Schumer beschuldigt de GOP in een brief ervan 'werkende gezinnen te vragen de prijs te betalen terwijl Trump de voordelen in zijn zak steekt'. • US politics live – laatste updates • Chuck Schumer, de belangrijkste Democraat in de Amerikaanse Senaat, heeft beloofd zich te verzetten tegen een Republikeins plan om $1 miljard uit te geven aan beveiligingsverbeteringen voor de balzaal die Donald Trump wil bouwen op de voormalige East Wing van het Witte Huis.

New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’Senate Republicans have released a new immigration enforcement funding package that includes a proposed $1bn that could go to security measures related to the $400m ballroom that is part of Donald Trump’s “East Wing modernization project”.Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican who chairs the Senate judiciary committee, released the funding plan on Monday, as part of a wider bill the Republican party plans to pass along party lines to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies involved in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. Continue reading...

• Republicans are using a legislative maneuver that would bypass a Senate filibuster to send billions of dollars to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to POLITICO reports from Washington on May 1, 2026. • The move is intended to strengthen ICE enforcement capacity amid President Trump’s fixation on keeping a Republican House majority in the upcoming midterms and comes as the administration faces criticism over border and deportation policies. • Critics warn the approach could cement highly restrictive immigration enforcement for years, while the GOP argues it will bolster security and hold the administration to its campaign promises.

Vote comes as 60-day deadline looms, with two GOP backing limits and dispute over whether ceasefire pauses clockUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican-led Senate on Thursday again blocked a Democratic attempt to stop Donald Trump’s war in Iran, rejecting a war powers resolution that would have limited the conflict until Congress authorizes further military action.The vote was 47-50, with two Republicans – Susan Collins, a senator of Maine, and Rand Paul, of Kentucky – voting in favor and one Democrat – John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania – opposing it. Continue reading...

Bill clears 50–48 vote to boost ICE and CBP funding as Democrats oppose and shutdown continuesUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSenate Republicans on Thursday approved a plan to fund Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants for the remainder of his term and pave the way for an end to the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The budget resolution adopted along a near party line vote in the early morning hours sets the stage for Congress to craft legislation allocating as much as $140b to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), two agencies at the forefront of Trump’s mass deportation agenda that have been without funding since mid-February, when the DHS shutdown began. Continue reading...

Republicans deploy measure known as budget reconciliation to push through plan without backing from Democrats during lengthy late-night voteHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The Senate voted to adopt a $70bn budget plan to fund ICE and Border Patrol as part of a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).We have a multistep process ahead of us, but at the end Republicans will have helped ensure that America’s borders are secure and prevented Democrats from defunding these important agencies.Instead of pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into ICE and Border Patrol, Republicans should be working with Democrats to lower out-of-pocket costs.The Pentagon announced, without explanation, that “Secretary of the Navy John C Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately”. The head of the US navy, which is now enforcing a wartime blockade of Iranian ports, was replaced by a former Maga political candidate, Hung Cao, now acting secretary of the navy.The surprise announcement brought renewed attention to Cao’s 2023 comments that that “witchcraft” had “taken over” Monterey, California.Virginia’s attorney general, Jay Jones, promised to appeal an injunction issued by a circuit court judge that temporarily blocks the state from certifying the results of the Tuesday’s redistricting referendum.As jet fuel prices spike amid the ongoing energy crisis sparked by Donald Trump’s war on Iran, two Republican senators, Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton, denounced a proposed US government bailout of budget carrier Spirit Airlines.Representative David Scott, a Democrat from Georgia, has died at the age of 80. He is the fifth member of Congress to die in office within the last year. Continue reading...

Bill passes by 213 to 203 votes in move prolonging weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travelUS House Republicans rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security and instead passed their own funding measure late Friday, extending a weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travel.The stopgap bill, which proposes funding the DHS in full for eight weeks, passed by 213 to 203 votes after Republicans in the lower chamber refused to take up a Senate-passed deal that excluded money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. Continue reading...

• House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed Homeland Security funding bill Friday that would have reopened most DHS operations, extending the partial government shutdown into its 42nd day. • The Senate measure would fund the TSA and most of the Department of Homeland Security except ICE and parts of Customs and Border Protection, according to reporting on the congressional impasse. • Democratic leadership including Senate Minority Leader Jeffries urged immediate passage of the bipartisan bill at a press conference, stating "This could end, and should end, today."

• Senate Majority Leader John Thune initiated a prolonged floor debate on the SAVE America Act, a bill imposing strict voter registration rules, potentially lasting days or weeks amid unified Democratic opposition. • Republicans hold 53 seats but need 60 votes to advance the legislation, which passed the House earlier; President Trump warned he would never endorse any Republican voting against it. • The talkathon aims to force Democrats on record while Trump pushes to scrap the filibuster, though Thune lacks the votes; Sen. Mike Lee noted efforts will be determined in real time.

• Senate Republicans are preparing to advance the SAVE America Act, a voting overhaul that is a key priority for President Trump. • The legislation represents a significant voting system reform effort being led by the GOP-controlled chamber. • The measure is considered controversial, suggesting it will face Democratic opposition and potential legal challenges.

• Senate Republicans are preparing to vote on the SAVE America Act, President Trump's key priority for overhauling voting procedures, as Congress returns from recess. • The legislation aims to implement stricter voter ID requirements and other election integrity measures pushed by Trump. • The vote comes amid broader congressional challenges including the ongoing DHS shutdown and Middle East tensions, heightening political stakes.

• Senate Republicans are set to take up the SAVE America Act, a voting overhaul legislation that represents a key priority for President Trump as part of his political agenda. • The bill aims to make significant changes to voting procedures and election administration across the United States. • The vote marks a major legislative push by the Republican-controlled Senate to advance Trump's election-related policy priorities.