Senate Republicans pass bill authorizing $70bn for immigration enforcement in vote-a-rama – US politics live

Republican senator Lindsey Graham said he was ‘very proud of my Republican colleagues for… making sure that Border Patrol and ICE are fully funded’

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Donald Trump will be heading to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin today for a round-table discussion on American agriculture – and to throw his support behind another Republican seeking reelection to Congress in a competitive race.

Derrick Van Orden, a retired US Navy Seal who attended the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally at the Capitol and shouted “lies” during Joe Biden’s 2024 state of the union address, is running to keep his seat in the US House of Representatives for a third term.
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