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Senate Democrats are waging an offensive against $1 billion in reconciliation funding for security related to plans for a White House ballroom.

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CQ Budget, Episode No. 391

By Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman
Posted May 11, 2026 at 5:55pm

Conservative rebels such as Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, had protested a DHS funding bill that lacked immigration enforcement funds.

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GOP friction over shutdown finale

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted May 4, 2026 at 4:12pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., seen in the Capitol last week, is again in the hot seat as he tries to rally GOP support for a budget resolution.

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Critical test for immigration funding

By Paul M. Krawzak, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted April 27, 2026 at 5:35pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has little margin for error to pass a reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement.

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Reconciliation picks up, again

By Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley
Posted April 13, 2026 at 4:31pm
President Donald Trump's fiscal 2027 budget would send defense spending soaring while slashing domestic agencies.

New budget, same problems

By Aidan Quigley, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman
Posted April 6, 2026 at 4:53pm
Senate Majoirty Leader John Thune engineered a bipartisan plan to end the Homeland Security shutdown that Speaker Mike Johnson promptly rejected.

GOP leadership schism

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted March 30, 2026 at 4:40pm
The expected request by President Donald Trump, seen on March 17, for a 50 percent defense spending increase promises to complicate fiscal 2027 appropriations. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Fiscal 2027 budget outlook

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted March 23, 2026 at 4:25pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune hasn’t ruled out attaching other legislative priorities to a war funding package.

Uncertain path for Iran war funding

By John M. Donnelly and David Lerman
Posted March 16, 2026 at 4:44pm
President Donald Trump put funding bills in jeopardy in a push for an expanded voter ID measure.

New threat to funding

By Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman
Posted March 9, 2026 at 3:54pm
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said the war shouldn't weaken Democratic resolve on Homeland Security funding.

War impact on funding standoff

By Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted March 2, 2026 at 2:05pm