We start today's other headlines on Capitol Hill where Senate Republicans passed a $70 billion bill to fund several immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of President Trump's term.

This bill as amended is passed.

The pre-dawn vote capped a marathon, 18-hour session, and ended a month'slong Democratic blockade of funding for both ICE and

customs and border protection. The measure now heads to the House. Republicans ultimately

passed the bill without adopting a proposal to block the $1.8 billion settlement fund for

Trump allies who say they were politically persecuted. The final package also omitted $1 billion requested for White House security upgrades

and President Trump's proposed White House ballroom.

The Senate also failed to renew a government surveillance authority with just one week until it expires.

The hang up over what's known as the FISA Section 702

is because of senators' concerns about Bill Pulte,

President Trump's pick to oversee the nation's intelligence agencies.

And on that front, President Trump says he wants Pulte to cut staffing

even further within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

I wouldn't mind. I've heard this way too high for way too long National Intelligence. I wouldn't mind. I've heard that's way too high for way too long.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind. If he cut, I wouldn't mind that.

Speaking aboard Air Force One, Mr. Trump called Pulte very good and very talented.

The nomination has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers because Pulte,

a federal housing finance regulator,

lacks a national security background. A federal judge today struck down the Trump administration's

sweeping freeze of immigration processing for people from 39 countries that included things like

asylum claims, work permits, and green cards. The Trump administration moved to pause such

claims last November following the killings of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

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