Friday, May 22, 2026 · Capitol Hill
SENATE HEADS HOME UNTIL JUNE — RECONCILIATION STALLED OVER DOJ WEAPONIZATION FUND...
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The Senate will go home until June with the reconciliation bill unfinished. Thune told senators in the room. All because of the DOJ weaponization fund. The House is expected to follow. GOP senators clashed with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over President Trump's $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund. White House security funding language was already stricken earlier in the week. Any resolution waits until June.
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