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Anonymousabout 8 hours ago

Senate Republicans have proposed $1 billion in security funding tied to President Trump's controversial White House ballroom project, embedding it in a budget reconciliation bill that bypasses the filibuster. The proposal has ignited a dispute over whether taxpayers are being asked to subsidize a privately-promised construction project, complicated by recent court rulings halting construction and the April 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting that gave security hawks new political ammunition.