Immigration Bill Passes, Trump's Grip On Republicans, John Bolton To Plead Guilty
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🗓️ 5 June 2026
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Summary
A handful of Republicans are breaking with President Trump over the war in Iran, his anti-weaponization fund, and his pick to lead national intelligence, raising the question of whether his grip on the party is starting to slip after a decade of dominance.
And former national security adviser turned Trump critic John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of mishandling classified information, a case that prosecutors and intelligence officials say has real legal merit unlike other cases against the president's perceived enemies.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:55) Immigration Bill Passes
(05:51) Trump's Grip On Republicans
(09:16) John Bolton To Plead Guilty
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| 0:00.0 | Senators voted all night on immigration enforcement. |
| 0:05.3 | They passed the bill after 18 hours of voting, but voted not to block the president's agreement with himself for a $1.8 billion fund. |
| 0:12.6 | What happened to Republican objections? |
| 0:14.5 | I'm Michelle Martin. That's Steve Inskeep, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:20.7 | How much distance is really opening between the president and lawmakers in his party. |
| 0:25.6 | A few Republicans are breaking with Trump over the war in Iran, his anti-weaponization fund, |
| 0:30.4 | and his pick to lead national intelligence. |
| 0:32.7 | Also, what are the terms of a plea agreement for John Bolton? |
| 0:35.7 | The president's former national security advisor and |
| 0:38.3 | longtime critic admits to charges of mishandling classified information. How does his case |
| 0:43.6 | differ from others against the president's enemies? Stay with us. We've got the news you need |
| 0:48.8 | to start your day. The Senate has passed a bill overnight that funds immigration enforcement. |
| 1:00.0 | It took them 18 hours. |
| 1:02.1 | It was almost a party-line vote. |
| 1:03.9 | Just one Republican opposed. |
| 1:06.0 | Lawmakers failed to approve amendments blocking President Trump's agreement with himself |
| 1:09.8 | to establish a $1.8 billion |
| 1:12.1 | fund. Democrats were outraged by the agreement. Many Republicans said they were to, but most |
| 1:17.8 | voted to block amendments that would displease the president. NPR congressional correspondent Barbara |
| 1:22.2 | Sprunt has been up just about all night. Barbara, good morning. Hey, good morning, Steve. |
| 1:26.2 | Okay, I want to talk about the amendments, Michelle mentioned, but what is the underlying bill that just passed? Right. So if we |
| 1:32.2 | cast back to earlier this year, Senate Democrats blocked funding the Department of Homeland Security |
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