{"id":2605553,"date":"2026-05-21T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-punts-immigration-vote-over-anti-weaponization-fund-outrage\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:55:01","slug":"senate-punts-immigration-vote-over-anti-weaponization-fund-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-punts-immigration-vote-over-anti-weaponization-fund-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate punts immigration vote over \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-punts-immigration-vote-over-anti-weaponization-fund-outrage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2605553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate postponed a vote on $70 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-faces-immigration-test-amid-signs-of-softening-support-for-enforcement-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump faces immigration test amid signs of softening support for enforcement ... Washington Examiner\">immigration enforcement funding<\/a> until after the Memorial day recess. Reports say the plan changed after Republicans expressed unease about the Justice Department\u2019s new \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans the vote had been canceled. The intended marathon session of votes also did not materialize following a more-than-two-hour meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, after which Republican senators said no votes would occur that day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> will not vote on billions in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\">immigration<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-worry-trumps-defund-the-fbi-push-could-hurt-their-crime-message\/\" title=\"... worry Trump&#039;s &#039;defund the FBI&#039; push could hurt their crime message\">enforcement money<\/a> until after the Memorial Day recess, a dramatic shift in plans fueled by Republican discomfort over the Justice Department\u2019s new \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told Republicans on Thursday that a vote on the $70 billion in enforcement money had been canceled, according to a source familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4577726\/cold-feet-republicans-trump-ballroom-sarah-bedford\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Cold feet\u2019 among Republicans on backing White House ballroom: Sarah Bedford<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4577358\/gop-weighs-scrubbing-security-funding-immigration-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP weighs scrubbing White House security funding from immigration bill over ballroom controversy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4576704\/republicans-brush-off-trump-demand-oust-nonpartisan-senate-rulekeeper\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans brush off Trump demand to oust nonpartisan Senate rulekeeper<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4574406\/thune-not-fan-trump-1-8-billion-anti-weaponization-fund\/\"><strong>THUNE: \u2018I DON\u2019T SEE A PURPOSE IN DOJ\u2019S $1.776 BILLION \u2018LAWFARE\u2019 COMPENSATION FUND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tentative plan had been to start a marathon session of votes later that day, but the conference punted after a meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that lasted more than two hours. Leaving the meeting, Republican senators told reporters that no votes would be held that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate will delay a $70B immigration enforcement vote until after Memorial Day due to Republican concerns about the Justice Department\u2019s new \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3204,"featured_media":2605554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25273753286289-e1779386313353.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3813,4326,3740,35343,32570],"class_list":["post-2605553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-immigration","tag-policy","tag-senate","tag-u-s-politics","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25273753286289-e1779386313353.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3204"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605553"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605557,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605553\/revisions\/2605557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}