Chicago – June 05, 2026
The Senate on Thursday rejected a Democratic effort aimed at permanently blocking the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund, defeating an amendment at the start of a marathon vote series on funding for immigration enforcement.
Republicans are pushing ahead with a roughly $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol using reconciliation, which avoids the need for Democratic votes to move forward.
After a series of fits and starts over President Trump’s White House ballroom and the Justice Department’s fund, the chamber began a so-called “vote-a-rama” Thursday morning that was still ongoing as of the early morning hours Friday. Senators can offer an unlimited number of amendments and require the chamber to cast vote after vote.
