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White House meeting with GOP leadership canceled over impasse on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

May 21, 2026Center Right

A White House meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss a $70 billion party-line immigration bill was canceled on Thursday amid uproar from Republicans over the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund and money for White House security upgrades. The meeting was scrapped after the Senate postponed a vote on the party-line bill until after its Memorial…

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