Live updates: Senate puts brakes on budget bill; DNC makes 2024 autopsy report public

May 21, 2026 - 15:00
Live updates: Senate puts brakes on budget bill; DNC makes 2024 autopsy report public
Anger over the Justice Department's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" settlement fund led the Senate to hit the brakes on moving ahead with a budget reconciliation package that would fund immigration enforcement. “There will not be a vote today,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), an outspoken critic of the proposed legal compensation fund for people who believe...