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We begin with breaking news this morning. After an all-night session on Capitol Hill
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the Senate has just passed a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through 2029
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After nearly 18 hours of votes on amendments, senators approved the $70 billion package
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just before five this morning on a 52 to 47 vote. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only
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Republican to vote no. Much of the overnight drama centered on President Trump's controversial
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$1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, with both Democrats and some Republicans trying and failing
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to add language that would have permanently blocked it. Lawmakers also rejected amendments
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aimed at preventing federal money from being used on Trump's proposed White House ballroom project
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The bill would provide three years of funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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and the Border Patrol, taking those agencies through the end of Trump's term
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The package now heads to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson says he expects a vote as early as next week
