Trump urges Republican unity on budget reconciliation efforts

President Donald Trump has urged Republican lawmakers to utilize budget reconciliation to secure funding for immigration enforcement, allowing them to bypass Democratic opposition. This process was initiated after the Senate voted 52-46 to proceed, aiming to fund agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Democrats oppose this funding without reforms following recent incidents involving federal agents, labeling the reconciliation effort a “partisan sideshow.”

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