Keep pulling the thread on U.S. Senate.
A reconciliation bill is under consideration in the U.S. Senate to provide funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill to eliminate President Trump's proposed "anti-weaponization fund".
The reconciliation bill under consideration in the Senate contains $70 billion for immigration enforcement over the next 3.5 years.
President Trump stated he was unsure if the $1.8 billion Department of Justice "weaponization fund" was dead, saying he would "have to ask the lawyers" and that he thought it was a "beautiful thing".
Senator Tom Tillis stated he would be a "hard no" on Todd Blanchard's nomination for Attorney General if Blanchard is supportive of the January 6th riot, and Tillis has the power in the Judiciary Committee to block the nomination.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a War Powers resolution with a vote of 250 to 208.
Hezbollah has rejected the outcome of the proposed Lebanon-Israel peace deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu clarified that Israel agrees to a ceasefire in northern Lebanon and Beirut, but not in southern Lebanon where military operations will continue.
The chief of Hezbollah described the proposed Lebanon-Israel ceasefire as "absurd" and stated the group is not agreeing to it.
The Schumer amendment to prohibit the "weaponization fund" failed in the Senate with a vote of 49 to 50.
A proposed Republican amendment from Senator Thom Tillis only addresses a weaponization fund created on a specific day in May, which would allow a new fund to be created the following week.
Republican Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of Senator Chuck Schumer's motion to send the reconciliation bill back to committee to address the "anti-weaponization fund".