The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on April 16, 2026. Kylie Cooper/Reuters The U.S. Senate voted early on April 23 to advance a $70 billion funding blueprint for immigration enforcement agencies, moving Republicans a step closer to unlocking a party-line bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
An early-morning budget vote sets the stage for a planned $70 billion immigration enforcement bill.
Approving replacements for Donald Trump’s embattled deputies could get complicated, lawmakers are warning.
The U.S. Capitol building on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate began a marathon vote session on April 22 to decide on a blueprint to pass a bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The marathon session, called a “vote-a-rama,” consists of senators offering unlimited
The Senate’s top cybersecurity official is requesting a $2.8 million funding boost to support AI expansion.
The Senate will kick off a marathon amendment voting session Wednesday night as Republicans aim to adopt a budget blueprint for immigration enforcement funding. The chamber is expected to start the vote-a-rama free-for-all around 8 p.m., according to three people granted anonymity to disclose private scheduling. Senate Republicans need to adopt the budget resolution in
Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s team said the absence is due to unspecified health issues.