Welcome to the News Hour. On Capitol Hill today, a dramatic series of developments unfolded

as some Senate Republicans openly broke with President Trump over his request for funding

tied to a new White House ballroom and a controversial so-called anti-weaponization fund.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made an unplanned trip to Capitol Hill to personally argue the

case for that fund. It didn't work. Amid sharp questions and concerns from Republicans,

the president did not have the votes he needed, and the Senate has instead left town.

Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardin was there as all of this happened and joins us

now with the latest. Lisa, dramatic day on Capitol Hill to say the least, leading to at least the temporary collapse of Republicans' reconciliation bill that would fund ICE and CBP.

What happened?

Well, per senators in the room from different parts of the Republican spectrum, Republican senators en masse pushed back at the White House today, saying at least for now,

President Trump's requests for funding have gone too far.

Now, that has derailed this key bill, at least for now.

I want to look at what that bill.

What's at stake here?

That's the Secure America Act.

It's large as you can see, and it's almost entirely funding for ICE and Customs and Border

protection.

That was poised for passage

until the White House and Senator Lindsey Graham added that $1 billion. You see that there,

that small slice of this bill for the ballroom and for security. That is what started to unravel

this. But it wasn't the only problem. After that, the President and Justice Department announced

that $1.8 billion settlement with Trump to establish a so-called weaponization fund to compensate

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