Eric McDaniel

In order to pass a party-line bill to fund immigration enforcement operations for the rest of Trump's term, the rules say Senate Republicans have to allow Democrats the chance to put amendments up for a vote.

That's become a problem.

Democrats are planning an amendment to ban President Trump's new fund of taxpayer dollars for those claiming to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.

And GOP leaders think the amendment has more than enough Republican support to pass.

It's an awkward situation for the party in power and one that could provoke the ire of the president.

Some hoped the president would walk away from what he describes as an anti-weaponization fund while lawmakers were back home meeting with constituents.

That didn't happen.

Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Washington.

Asked about President Trump's fund that he says will pay reparations to folks unjustly persecuted by the government, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, had this to say.

I don't like it.

Here's Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune on the same issue.

Thune said the fund concerns are linked to why these votes are delayed.

Republicans were all set to pass three years of funding for immigration enforcement.

They control both chambers of Congress, albeit with narrow margins.

But when those slim majorities come up against controversial policies, the math stops working.

Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Washington.

The fund out of the Department of Justice, nearly $2 billion meant to pay folks who've been victimized by the government.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress that might include people who attacked lawmakers and police on January 6th, 2021, as President Trump tried to remain in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election.

As you might imagine, that upset some folks, which when both chambers have nearly the smallest majorities you could have is a problem.

Asked about President Trump's fund that he says will pay reparations to folks unjustly persecuted by the government, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, had this to say.