Senate GOP delays reconciliation vote amid opposition to DOJ fund, ballroom

Politics Senate GOP delays vote on reconciliation bill amid opposition to DOJ fund, White House ballroom By Kaia Hubbard, Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard, Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek Updated on: May 21, 2026 / 1:48 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Senate Republicans said they will not be voting on a reconciliation package to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration agencies on Thursday, delaying consideration of the measure in the face of opposition to the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization" fund and security funding tied to the White House ballroom. Senate Republicans' $72 billion package hit a snag when members in both chambers began voicing concerns about the inclusion of $1 billion in Secret Service security funding, including for the president's East Wing Modernization Project that features plans for a massive ballroom. The Justice Department's announcement of the new $1.776 billion fund to compensate those who say they were unfairly targeted by the government proved too much for some GOP senators to stomach. Several senators emerged from a meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche without commenting.Senators told reporters earlier that they expected the Secret Service funding to be stripped from the broader package. Republicans had been aiming to release new bill text on Wednesday, but had not done so as of Thursday afternoon. GOP leaders had been aiming to kick off a marathon vote series on Thursday night. But senators told reporters that vote would no longer happen, and that...