Senate Leaves for Memorial Day Recess Without Passing ICE, Border Patrol Funding Bill

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on April 2, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Senate Republicans adjourned for the Memorial Day recess on May 21 without final passage of a roughly $72 billion reconciliation bill that would fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection, after internal GOP divisions over $1 billion

Trump-pushed rail safety bill added to transportation package, splitting GOP

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday added a Trump-pushed rail safety bill to a major transportation package, in a move that divided Republicans and inflamed ideological tensions on the right. The Railway Safety Act amendment, brought by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), was approved in a 54-11 vote, with 10 Republicans and one independent…