US Senate pushes back against Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund

Senate Republicans in the United States have punted on a vote to fund immigration enforcement operations before a long holiday weekend, in a rare show of political backlash against President Donald Trump. On Thursday, the Republican-led chamber had planned to vote on a $72bn funding bill to help fuel Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Recommended Stories list of 3 items end of list But two recent decisions from the Trump administration led to a pushback from within the president’s own party. …