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GOP demands Trump kill controversial $2B fund before reviving ICE funding package
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Senate Republicans want a clear-cut answer on whether the Trump administration’s now-stalled, nearly $2 billion «anti-weaponization» fund is dead before moving forward with a multibillion-dollar immigration enforcement package.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that while the administration «disagrees strongly» with a Virginia federal court’s order against the fund, it would adhere to the decision. But many Republicans contend that it’s not enough to satisfy their concerns.
«I appreciate them saying that, but they don’t have a choice,» Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said. «They have to abide by federal district court law. It doesn’t tell me whether they’re planning on appeal. It doesn’t tell me whether the administration’s backing off the idea — it doesn’t tell me anything, except they’re gonna follow the law.»
TRUMP ADMIN BACKS OFF CONTROVERSIAL $2B FUND, CLEARING PATH FOR GOP TO RESTART AGENDA
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republican senators held a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2026, discussing their latest offer to Democrats to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
And in the middle of the intra-party battle is President Donald Trump’s roughly $70 billion funding package for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.
«If your question is, is the weaponization fund impacting our ability to pass the reconciliation bill? The answer is yes,» Kennedy continued. «But right now, the reconciliation bill, and the process surrounding it, looks like a broken arm with a bone sticking out.»
Senate Republicans abruptly halted budget reconciliation, the party-line process they’re using to ram through the funding package, after an explosive meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the fund last month.
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Republicans’ general sentiment was that the problem was one for the administration and Trump to figure out, given that a slew of Democratic amendments related to the fund would likely pass and modify the package.
And what was meant to be a concession, or at least a glimmer of hope to restart the process, has not landed well with Republicans.
«The only thing that’s gonna solve this problem — to get immigration funded and law enforced — is for the president to do away with the weaponization fund,» Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told reporters.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that the DOJ’s announcement appeared to signal that the fund had been shut down, but that conversations among Republicans would decide the next steps on reconciliation.
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., has argued a third budget reconciliation package is unlikely to materialize this year, adding the forthcoming immigration enforcement-focused bill is the «last train leaving the station» ahead of November’s midterm elections. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Still, he acknowledged that Republicans wanted more answers from the administration.
«Well, I think anything that they say on top of what the DOJ said is helpful, but, I mean, I think the statement they made effectively shuts it down,» Thune said.
Some Republicans aren’t totally against the idea of some form of compensation fund for people who claim they were wronged or targeted by the government, but contend that it’s how the fund is administered that matters.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., broadly supports compensation funds, like his Radiation Exposure Compensation Act that was signed into law last year, but said that the question was «how do you administer it?»
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«My view on that is, you can work those details out in a way that rewards victims,» Hawley said. »I mean, that’s the key thing.»
Others are ready to move on from the fight and feel that the DOJ’s announcement was enough to clear the decks of concerns among their colleagues.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it’s a «moot point at this point.»
«I think it’s important for us to move forward with the ICE and CBP funding,» Schmitt said. «There’s just, we gotta get that done. Democrats have been obstructing that for too long, and so, as far as I’m concerned, it’s a moot point.»
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El presidente de Irán viaja a Pakistán para coordinar la agenda diplomática tras el acuerdo alcanzado con Estados Unidos
El presidente iraní, Masud Pezeshkian, visitará este martes Pakistán para mantener reuniones con las principales autoridades del país y abordar los compromisos diplomáticos derivados del memorando de entendimiento firmado recientemente entre Irán y Estados Unidos para el cese de hostilidades en Medio Oriente.
Pezeshkian llegará a Islamabad acompañado por una delegación de alto nivel integrada por ministros y otros funcionarios iraníes, en una visita que realizará por invitación del primer ministro paquistaní, Shehbaz Sharif, según informó el Ministerio de Exteriores de Pakistán.
Durante su estancia, el mandatario iraní se reunirá con el presidente de Pakistán, Asif Ali Zardari; con Sharif; con el presidente del Senado; con el titular de la Asamblea Nacional; y con el ministro de Exteriores, Ishaq Dar, quien desempeñó un papel central en las negociaciones entre Teherán y Washington.
La Cancillería paquistaní señaló que durante los encuentros “ambas partes (…) explorarán nuevas vías para profundizar la cooperación en diversos sectores, como el comercio, la energía, la seguridad fronteriza, los intercambios entre personas y la conectividad regional”.
El Ministerio de Exteriores indicó además que la visita de Pezeshkian, la segunda que realiza a Pakistán desde su llegada a la Presidencia iraní en julio de 2024, “brindará una importante oportunidad para abordar los compromisos diplomáticos en curso tras la firma del Memorando de Entendimiento de Islamabad, así como los acontecimientos regionales e internacionales de interés mutuo”.
Pakistán actuó como mediador en los contactos entre Irán y Estados Unidos que culminaron con la firma del memorando de entendimiento destinado a poner fin a las hostilidades en la región.
En paralelo, el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, iniciará este martes una gira de tres días por Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Kuwait y Baréin para presentar a los aliados del Golfo el memorando de entendimiento que Washington firmó la semana pasada con Teherán.
El portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Tommy Pigott, informó que Rubio permanecerá en esos tres países entre el 23 y el 25 de junio. Según el comunicado oficial, durante la visita “abordará diversas prioridades regionales, entre ellas el memorando de entendimiento con Irán, los esfuerzos para garantizar el tránsito seguro y libre por el estrecho de Ormuz y la importancia de la paz y la estabilidad en la región”.
En Baréin, el jefe de la diplomacia estadounidense participará además en una reunión del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo (CCG), integrado también por Arabia Saudita, Catar y Omán.
El memorando fue firmado el miércoles pasado por el presidente Donald Trump en el Palacio de Versalles, durante una visita oficial a Emmanuel Macron. El documento establece un plazo de 60 días para negociar un tratado de paz definitivo que incluya el programa nuclear iraní.
Aunque los países del CCG respaldaron en términos generales los esfuerzos para poner fin al conflicto, dos aspectos del acuerdo generan preocupación en la región: la creación de un fondo de reconstrucción para Irán por USD 300.000 millones y la falta de referencias al desmantelamiento del programa de misiles balísticos iraní.
Los gobiernos del Golfo consideran que esos recursos podrían destinarse a la reconstrucción de capacidades militares iraníes y al financiamiento de grupos aliados en la región. Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Arabia Saudita, Kuwait, Baréin y Catar, países que albergan bases militares estadounidenses, sufrieron ataques con misiles y drones atribuidos a Irán en los últimos meses. Cualquier modificación en el esquema de seguridad regional tendría consecuencias directas para la estrategia militar de Washington en Medio Oriente.
La gira de Rubio coincide con una intensa agenda diplomática vinculada al acuerdo. Durante el fin de semana, el vicepresidente J. D. Vance encabezó en Suiza una ronda de conversaciones con mediadores cataríes y paquistaníes para avanzar en los aspectos técnicos del pacto. La primera etapa de las negociaciones concluyó el lunes y las discusiones continuarán durante esta semana.
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Por qué Donald Trump no apareció en ningún partido del Mundial 2026: temor a los abucheos, cánticos sexuales y dudas de su presencia en la final
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When it comes to the U.S. food supply, more voters prioritize protecting public health than lowering food prices, according to the latest Fox News Poll.
The survey, released Monday, also finds broad voter support for key elements of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, even as they give Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. negative job ratings.
By a 16-point margin, voters prefer safeguarding public health (58%) more than lowering food prices (42%).
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That view crosses party lines, with majorities of Democrats (57%), Republicans (58%), and independents (62%) prioritizing health and well-being.
MAHA was popularized by Kennedy during his 2024 presidential campaign and evolved into a national health-policy movement after he ended his bid and endorsed President Trump. Some of its goals include improving nutrition, eliminating harmful additives, and enhancing children’s health.
Roughly 9 in 10 voters say it is extremely or very important for the government to focus on improving food safety (89% important), lowering food costs (88%), and expanding access to healthy foods (85%). About 8 in 10 consider limiting harmful additives (83% important) and increasing transparency in food labeling (81%) important. About 6 in 10 place the same emphasis on reducing vaping and nicotine use (63% important) or limiting screen time for children under age 16 (60%).
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Support for new food regulations is prevalent. More than 9 in 10 voters favor requiring clearer food labeling (91%), and almost as many (87%) support banning food additives that other countries have restricted because of health concerns.
Smaller majorities support banning flavored nicotine products, including vapes and nicotine pouches (65% favor) and prohibiting children under 16 from using social media platforms (60%).
Eliminating vaccine requirements is less popular, as fewer than 4 in 10 are in favor (36%) – although that number is up 10 points since December.
Most policies enjoy widespread support across key demographics, except on vaccines where differences emerge.
More Republicans (45%) than Democrats (25%) favor eliminating vaccine requirements in public schools by a 20-point margin (the only proposal where fewer than half of each group favor it), and more MAGA (53%) than non-MAGA Republicans (32%) support eliminating vaccines by 21 points.
Men, Black voters, and voters under age 30 are more likely to favor eliminating vaccine requirements than women, White voters, and voters 65 and up.
«If I were advising Republicans in state and local races in 2026, I would tell them to embrace key policy elements from the MAHA agenda,» says Republican pollster Daron Shaw who helps conduct the Fox News Poll alongside Democratic counterpart Chris Anderson. «Protecting Americans, especially children, from bad food, bad drugs, and bad apps is extremely popular, particularly with groups Republicans have struggled with lately.»
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Despite support for many MAHA priorities, Kennedy’s job rating remains underwater: 45% approve of his performance, while 54% disapprove. Those numbers are largely unchanged since last September.
About 9 in 10 MAGA Republicans (88%) approve of Kennedy, compared to 6 in 10 non-MAGA Republicans (58%).
Fathers (54% approve) and voters under 30 (51%) also boost Kennedy’s ratings, with more than half approving of his job performance, higher than mothers (43% approve), non-parents (44%), and voters 65 and over (39%).
A closer look at parents
Mothers and fathers differ in food-policy priorities. More moms prioritize keeping food costs low by 2 points, while dads favor protecting public health by 16 points.
Although parents and non-parents generally align on many MAHA-related issues, more dads than moms say it is important for the government to reduce screen time for children under 16 (68% vs. 47% important) and support banning children from social media platforms (67% vs. 59% favor).
Dads are also more likely than moms to favor eliminating vaccine requirements (52% vs. 33% favor), and more parents support eliminating them than non-parents (42% vs. 34% favor).
The generational divide
Voters under age 30 favor prioritizing public health more than lower food costs by 8 points, but that gap widens to 44 points among voters 65 and over.
On screen time, voters under 30 support banning children under 16 from social media by just 2 points, while that margin expands to 24 points among voters 65 and over.
When it comes to vaccines, young voters oppose eliminating them by 10 points, compared to a large 57-point opposition among those 65 and up.
Conducted June 12-15, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,002 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (101) and cellphones (644) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (257). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.
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