{"id":2610193,"date":"2026-06-03T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-drops-trump-ballroom-security-money-from-immigration-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:49:48","slug":"gop-drops-trump-ballroom-security-money-from-immigration-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-drops-trump-ballroom-security-money-from-immigration-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP drops Trump ballroom security money from immigration bill"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgop-drops-trump-ballroom-security-money-from-immigration-bill%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=2610193&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>Senate Republicans released updated legislative text for the SECURE America Act and removed about $1 billion in Secret Service security funding-money originally intended for the White house and president Donald Trump\u2019s planned East Wing ballroom-from their broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-ends-white-house-bid\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley withdraws from ... race\">immigration enforcement bill<\/a>. They also cut additional Justice Department funding.<\/p>\n<p>The change is aimed at addressing concerns about the optics of taxpayers paying roughly $220 million for ballroom security and about whether the funding fit Senate reconciliation rules, which Republicans are using to move the bill while largely bypassing Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The updated measure keeps roughly $70 billion to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fund federal immigration agencies<\/a> and the Department of Homeland Security through 2029, after Democrats previously blocked similar funding in earlier government funding legislation. Republicans say the bill is necessary to ensure DHS funding isn\u2019t \u201cheld hostage\u201d by Democrats and to protect public safety. While the measure could reach final passage as soon as Thursday, GOP senators still anticipate a lengthy amendment process and may require additional changes, including provisions to prevent Trump\u2019s proposed $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cassidy-doesnt-regret-trump-impeachment-vote-after-primary-loss\/\" title=\"Cassidy doesn&#039;t regret Trump impeachment vote after primary loss\">8 billion \u201canti-weaponization fund<\/a>.\u201d  <\/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\">Senate Republicans removed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4577358\/gop-weighs-scrubbing-security-funding-immigration-bill\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4577358\/gop-weighs-scrubbing-security-funding-immigration-bill\/\">$1 billion in Secret Service security funding<\/a> for the White House and President Donald Trump\u2019s yet-to-be-built East Wing ballroom from the party\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4576229\/senate-budget-committee-advance-reconciliation-bill-fund-ice\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4576229\/senate-budget-committee-advance-reconciliation-bill-fund-ice\/\">immigration enforcement bill<\/a>, according to new legislative text released Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move was in response to Republican opposition over the optics of taxpayers footing the $220 million bill for ballroom security and the Senate parliamentarian\u2019s determination that the funding did not comply with rules of reconciliation, the filibuster-skirting process the party is using to bypass Democrats.<\/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\/4593536\/senate-republicans-drop-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom security funding to advance immigration bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4593184\/thune-warns-democrats-tanking-fisa-deal-pulte\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thune warns Democrats against tanking FISA deal over Pulte: \u2018Really risky\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4592865\/fetterman-wrong-campaign-eliminate-filibuster\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman says he was wrong to campaign on eliminating the filibuster<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/mdm26d55.pdf\">updated text<\/a>, released by the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of a procedural vote Wednesday afternoon to advance the bill, also removed additional funding for the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The roughly $70 billion measure centers on funding federal immigration agencies and the Department of Homeland Security through 2029 after Democrats blocked money for the agencies in government funding legislation earlier this year to protest Trump\u2019s deportation agenda. It is known as the SECURE America Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said the bill ensures DHS funding can no longer be \u201cheld hostage by Democrats\u2019 radical leftist agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4590449\/senate-republicans-anti-weaponization-fund-assurance\/\">SENATE REPUBLICANS WANT ASSURANCE ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND IS DEAD FOR GOOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemocrats broke the appropriations process because they want to reopen the southern border, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-whistleblower-testimony-should-pave-way-for-more-investigations-former-agent-says\/\" title=\"Ex...FBI Agent: Whistleblower Testimony Can Lead to Further Probes.\">defund federal law enforcement<\/a> and leave American communities vulnerable to violent criminals, potential terrorists, illicit\u00a0drugs\u00a0and deadly contraband,\u201d Grassley said in a statement. \u201cRepublicans\u2019 top priority is to provide for the public safety and security of American citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans could advance to final passage as soon as Thursday, but not before a marathon amendment session and more possible changes to the bill that GOP senators say they require to support it, including language to block Trump\u2019s proposed $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization fund\u201d that the administration vows it is no longer pursuing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate GOP removed $1B Secret Service security funding from its immigration bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2610194,"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\/06\/AP26139537500101.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6203,44871,48220,3634],"class_list":["post-2610193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gop","tag-homeland-security","tag-immigration-bill","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26139537500101.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610193","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610193"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610197,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610193\/revisions\/2610197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}