{"id":211406,"date":"2026-05-22T18:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-republicans-find-their-red-line-against-their-president-taxpayer-money-for-his-ballroom-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:33:46","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-republicans-find-their-red-line-against-their-president-taxpayer-money-for-his-ballroom-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-republicans-find-their-red-line-against-their-president-taxpayer-money-for-his-ballroom-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Republicans find their red line against their president: taxpayer money for his ballroom – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senate will not pass $70bn homeland security bill that includes $1bn for security measures for controversial project \u2013 key US politics stories from Thursday, 21 May
A bid to restore funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE<\/a>) and border patrol has been derailed by rows over a $1bn proposal for security measures tied to Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s White House ballroom and controversial plans to create a $1.8bn \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund<\/a>.
The US Senate<\/a> will not pass the $70bn legislation ahead of a 1 June deadline set by the US president, Republican senators told reporters on Thursday, as lawmakers leave Washington for the Memorial Day recess.
It comes amid backlash from members of Trump\u2019s own party against an attempt to latch funding for his ballroom project on to the immigration bill.
The plan prompted intense anxiety among congressional Republicans, who feared diverting taxpayer dollars toward Trump\u2019s \u201cEast Wing modernization project\u201d amid mounting cost-of-living concerns<\/a> across the US would risk alienating voters ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections.
Some Senate Republicans have also expressed concerns about a plan, announced on Monday, to create a secretive $1.776bn fund<\/a> \u2013 which critics<\/a> have argued is essentially a slush fund<\/a> \u2013 to compensate Trump allies as part of an agreement in which the president and his sons dropped a $10bn long-shot lawsuit against the IRS.
Trump continues to claim the ballroom funding proposal under consideration is for \u201cnational security\u201d, including the drone port and bulletproof glass.
\u201cIf they want to spend money securing the White House, I think it would be very much a good expenditure,\u201d the US president told reporters. Asked what would happen if Congress didn\u2019t sign off on the funds, Trump replied: \u201cWell, the White House won\u2019t be a very secure place.\u201d
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The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, such as mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans.
In letters dated 11 May, the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a>, notified the two doctors who chaired the US preventive services taskforce that he was terminating their appointments immediately, before the end of their multiyear terms.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration<\/a> is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, in what officials say is a push to lower grocery costs.
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, said the Biden-era rule imposes costly restrictions that limit the type of refrigerants US businesses and families can use.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s endorsement is typically a boon for candidates seeking elected office; in fact, a show of support or disapproval from the president has proved significant in races across the US this year.
But Trump\u2019s recent comments on the Los Angeles mayor\u2019s race, just weeks before the primary, are sure to benefit Democrats. The president spoke favorably of Spencer Pratt<\/a>, a former Republican and reality TV star who is polling second in the contest to lead the US\u2019s second-largest city.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Health officials in the Trump administration<\/a> have issued an advisory about children and adolescents\u2019 excessive screen time, warning that negative impacts on sleep and mental functioning have \u201cbecome a public health concern\u201d.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration<\/a> broke new ground in its offensive against alleged fraud in Minnesota\u2019s social services on Thursday as the US Department of Justice announced charges against 15 people accused of cheating a government healthcare program to the tune of $90m.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The US is imposing strict restrictions on American travelers who have been exposed in dual Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks<\/a><\/strong> in ways that experts say could run counter to their legal rights and affect who will volunteer in future public health crises globally.
Newly released body-camera footage shows US immigration officers stopping a van of farm workers in Oregon<\/a><\/strong>, smashing their windows and using facial recognition software to try to identify one of them.
The Democrats have belatedly published an autopsy<\/a><\/strong> on the party\u2019s disastrous 2024 election defeat<\/a><\/strong>, after an initial decision to withhold the document triggered an angry backlash.
The Department of Homeland Security has circulated a \u201cBe on the Lookout\u201d alert to law enforcement nationwide, targeting a comedian<\/a><\/strong> whose satire of US immigration enforcement went viral.
Oil markets will enter the \u201cred zone\u201d by July and August <\/a><\/strong>as stocks dwindle before the summer travel season amid a shortage of fresh oil exports from the Middle East, the executive director of the International Energy Authority warned on Thursday.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on Wednesday, 20 May<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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