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Trump news at a glance: Republicans find their red line against their president: taxpayer money for his ballroom
Senate will not pass $70bn homeland security bill that includes $1bn for security measures for controversial project – key US politics stories from Thursday, 21 May
TL;DR
- US Senate will not pass $70bn legislation including ICE funding due to disputes over a $1bn proposal for Trump's ballroom security measures and a $1.8bn "anti-weaponization" fund.
- Congressional Republicans are concerned about diverting taxpayer dollars to Trump's "East Wing modernization project" amid cost-of-living issues.
- Senate Republicans also expressed concerns about a $1.776bn fund intended to compensate Trump allies.
- Trump claims the ballroom funding is for "national security," including a drone port and bulletproof glass.
- The Trump administration fired two leaders of the US Preventive Services Taskforce.
- The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule requiring grocery stores to reduce greenhouse gases from cooling equipment.
- Donald Trump endorsed Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayor's race.
- Health officials in the Trump administration issued an advisory on children and adolescents' excessive screen time.
- The US Department of Justice announced charges against 15 people in Minnesota accused of defrauding a government healthcare program of $90m.