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Republicans want to add $1 billion for Trump’s ballroom security to ICE funding plan

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Construction cranes are seen, from the Washington Monument, on the site of the former East Wing of the White House on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Republicans in Congress are proposing $1 billion in funding for security for President Trump’s White House ballroom as part of their partisan plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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