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Senate Republicans have walked away from a vote on President Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement bill amid concerns over a proposed $1.8 billion fund to pay Trump\u2019s political allies in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against the IRS.\u00a0<\/p>

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According to The Associated Press, Senate Republicans will not hold a vote on the $70 billion immigration package before they leave for recess, which puts them in jeopardy of missing a self-imposed June 1 deadline to get the immigration budget passed. Here\u2019s the latest:\u00a0<\/p>

Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion fund sparks backlash<\/h2>
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What we know:<\/p>

Republican senators met with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Thursday as they worked to finalize the bill\u2019s text and whether to put parameters on the proposed IRS lawsuit settlement. Reports say the $1.78 billion settlement fund would be called the “Truth and Justice Commission,” and give taxpayer money to Trump allies who claim to be victims of the “weaponization of government.”\u00a0<\/p>

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At a congressional hearing Tuesday, Blanche refused to rule out payments to the nearly 1,600 people charged with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Two officers who were working during the\u00a0Capitol attack have filed a lawsuit to stop the fund<\/u> from paying anyone who participated in the riot.\u00a0<\/p>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

Several GOP senators have spoken out against the settlement.\u00a0<\/p>

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Thursday that senators had questions and wanted to know “how we might make sure that it\u2019s fenced in appropriately.”<\/p>

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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said, “We\u2019re going home.”<\/p>

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The House also canceled a planned Friday vote on the immigration package.<\/p>

What we don’t know:<\/p>

It\u2019s unclear when the Senate will take up the immigration enforcement bill, or what amendments may be added to put restrictions on Trump\u2019s political fund.\u00a0<\/p>

Asked Thursday at the White House if he was losing control of the Senate, Trump replied: “I don\u2019t know, I really don\u2019t know. I can tell you \u2014 I only do what\u2019s right.”<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

The GOP clash gives Democrats an opening: Republicans are trying to pass the immigration bill through a complicated budget process that requires a long series of amendment votes in order to bypass a filibuster by Democrats.\u00a0<\/p>

Democrats are considering multiple amendments, potentially to block that settlement fund outright or to ban any payments to Trump supporters who harmed law enforcement officers on Jan. 6.\u00a0<\/p>

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