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GOP senators delay immigration funding. And, what to expect this hurricane season

Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent his chamber home early for Memorial Day weekend, refusing to put what Republicans deemed a must-pass immigration funding bill up for a vote amid GOP infighting. At issue is an internal battle over President Donald Trump’s slush fund, which hands out nearly $1....

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What happened Congressional Republicans left for recess without passing Trump's top immigration enforcement package. And, forecasters are predicting fewer storms than average for the 2026 hurricane season.
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Left / center-left'Our Majority Is Melting Down': GOP Senators Bail Out After Slush Fund Meeting

Crooks and Liars · Left · News report

CenterGOP senators delay immigration funding. And, what to expect this hurricane season

NPR Politics · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCNN Panel Battle Pro-Trump Pundit Claiming $1.8 Billion ‘Slush Fund’ Is Actually ‘Something Very Altruistic’

Mediaite · Center-right · News report

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Crooks and LiarsNews report · May 23, 4:02 PM

'Our Majority Is Melting Down': GOP Senators Bail Out After Slush Fund Meeting

Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent his chamber home early for Memorial Day weekend, refusing to put what Republicans deemed a must-pass immigration funding bill up for a vote amid GOP i...

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MediaiteNews report · May 23, 8:15 PM

CNN Panel Battle Pro-Trump Pundit Claiming $1.8 Billion ‘Slush Fund’ Is Actually ‘Something Very Altruistic’

CNN panelists battled with Pro-Trump pundit Emily Austin for claiming that the president's $1.8 billion fund was actually "something very altruistic." The post CNN Panel Battle Pro-Trump Pu...

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AlterNetNews report · May 23, 2:09 PM

'He was very involved': Sources call out Trump’s big slush fund lie

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President Donald Trump insists he was not involved with an IRS settlement that creates an unsupervised $1.8 billion fund that potentially hands out millions of dollars to people who attempt...

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The DispatchNews report · May 23, 12:00 PM

Our Best Stuff on the ‘Weaponization’ Slush Fund

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The president settled a lawsuit against the IRS in return for a fund that could benefit January 6 protesters.

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The New RepublicNews report · May 22, 3:20 PM

House Republicans Give Wild Defenses of Trump’s Shady Slush Fund

Republicans are going all out to convince the American people that President Trump’s $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund for his MAGA allies is actually a good thing. Representative Jam...

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NPR PoliticsNews report · May 22, 11:49 AM

GOP senators delay immigration funding. And, what to expect this hurricane season

Congressional Republicans left for recess without passing Trump's top immigration enforcement package. And, forecasters are predicting fewer storms than average for the 2026 hurricane seaso...

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Christian Science MonitorNews report · May 22, 9:00 AM

The GOP has been a pro-Israel party for decades. Is that changing?

On the surface, Republican leaders remain staunchly pro-Israel. But a clear, generational shift is emerging, as younger conservatives have grown skeptical of U. S. aid to Israel and of Jewi...

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Tennessee LookoutNews report · May 22, 12:50 AM

US Senate GOP punts immigration bill amid big split with Trump over settlement fund

WASHINGTON — A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split...

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Minnesota ReformerNews report · May 21, 11:01 PM

US Senate GOP punts immigration bill amid big split with Trump over settlement fund

WASHINGTON — A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split...

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PoliticoNews report · May 21, 8:49 PM

The latest Paxton-Cornyn ad dustup is an ominous sign for the Texas GOP

The fighting has gotten so ugly that some Republicans are fearful it will dampen turnout in the midterms.

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