Senate advances reconciliation bill, dropping White House ballroom funds ahead of final push

TL;DR

Senate Republicans advanced a package to fund Homeland Security's immigration agencies.
A $1 billion provision for Secret Service security funding, including for President Trump's East Wing renovation, was dropped from the package.
Disputes over the Justice Department's "anti-weaponization" fund, which offered payouts to those alleging federal "weaponization" against them, threatened the bill's advancement.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the DOJ fund is not moving forward, but some Republicans, like Sen. Thom Tillis, are seeking statutory elimination.
The bill will proceed to a marathon voting series ("vote-a-rama") before final passage, with Democrats expected to force votes on the DOJ fund.
The funding package utilizes the budget reconciliation process, bypassing the 60-vote threshold.

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