House Speaker Mike Johnson headed to the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump’s demand for congressional funding for a $1.776 billion “slush fund” for his political allies threatens to derail Republican efforts to pass further funding for ICE and CBP.
The meeting took place Monday morning, the first day back for lawmakers in Washington after the House and Senate left for the Memorial Day holiday without beginning the process of votes for the GOP budget reconciliation package. The legislation, which can avert a filibuster under Senate rules, is the GOP’s last and best hope of passing further funding for Donald Trump’s mass deportation engine without negotiating with Democrats.
