The Senate GOP on Thursday delayed the reconciliation vote to fund ICE and Border Patrol – and Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted it is a political hit against President Trump.
The Senators will be on recess until June.
Last week, the Senate Parliamentarian struck down three key provisions of the Senate’s reconciliation bill
The House of Representatives previously passed the Senate-approved package to fund the Department of Homeland Security by voice vote, ending the 75-day shutdown.
ICE and Border Patrol were to be funded separately through a reconciliation package.
Senate Republicans put together a $72 billion reconciliation package to fund ICE and Border Patrol – however, GOP Senators had to go back to Elizabeth MacDonough, the Obama-era Senate Parliamentarian with new language.
The new reconciliation package stalled after lawmakers brought up concerns over funding for Secret Service.
The Republican Senators delayed the reconciliation vote because of the DOJ weaponization fund.
McConnell lashed out at Trump and Blanche and said, “So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick.”
BREAKING NEWS: THE SENATE will go home until June, leaving the reconciliation bill unfinished.
THUNE just told senators in the room.
All because of the DOJ weaponization fund.
House is expected to follow suit soon.
me and @AndrewDesiderio
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 21, 2026
“Senate Republicans said they will not be voting on a reconciliation package to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agencies on Thursday, delaying consideration of the measure in the face of opposition to the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund and security funding tied to the White House ballroom,” CBS News reported.
“Senate Republicans’ $72 billion package hit a snag when members in both chambers began voicing concerns about the inclusion of $1 billion in Secret Service security funding, including for the president’s East Wing Modernization Project that features plans for a massive ballroom. Senators told reporters earlier in the week that they expected the Secret Service funding to be stripped from the broader package,” the outlet reported.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted that Thursday’s decision to delay the reconciliation vote is also a political hit against President Trump.
Thune told reporters that Senate Republicans are responding to Trump’s snubs and endorsements.
“It’s hard to divorce anything that happens here from what’s happening in political atmosphere around us,” Thune said, according to Punchbowl News. “You can’t disconnect those things.”
Thune asked if Senate Rs are responding to politics — ie, Trump endorsements and snubs this week
“It’s hard to divorce anything that happens here from what’s happening in political atmosphere around us,” Thune said. “You can’t disconnect those things.”
— Brendan Pedersen (@BrendanPedersen) May 21, 2026
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