Senate Passes $70B ICE & Border Patrol Funding

0:00Senate Republicans just took a big first step to get immigration and customs enforcement and border patrol back up and running. Early Thursday morning, they voted 50-48 to adopt a budget plan that pumped $70 billion into those two agencies for the next. Three years, right through the end of President Trump's term. The whole Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since mid-February, and this skips Democratic roadblocks using that budget reconciliation. Trick This move lest them pass it with a simple majority. No need for 60 votes to beat a filibuster since they've only got 53 seats. It's the same playbook they used last year for those tax cuts. Democrats fought back with amendments to cut healthcare costs instead, but Republicans held the line to focus on border security. The shutdown kicked off after federal agents fatally shot two protesters in Minneapolis back in January, sparking demands for changes like better. Senate identification and more warrants. By partisan talks stalled, and even though the Senate already oked funding for the rest

1:02of the department, like TSA, amid those long airport lines. House won't touch you without ice and border patrol cash, too. Now the plan heads to the House for approval, then back for parliamentarian, ok, and more amendment fights. Some Republicans want to sneak in extras like farmer aid or that proof of citizenship voting measure, calling it their last shot before midterms, but leaders aim to keep it tight. House Speaker Mike Johnson insists on funding ice and border patrol first to avoid half measures, while Senate majority leader John Thune warns other. DHS parts could run dry soon. If the House drags, they've got backup plans to lock down the borders and keep those agencies rolling. That wraps Canada news today. Brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with The Story.