GOP Push for $1 Billion to Fund Trump’s Ballroom Hits Roadblock
Mother Jones Magazine [Unofficial]
May 17, 2026
A GOP bill aiming to use $1 billion of taxpayer money to finance required security for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom was denied in a Saturday night ruling on technical grounds. Senate Republicans attempted to include the ballroom project in a budget reconciliation bill—which also includes roughly $38 billion for ICE and $26 billion […]
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