Trump Warns GOP Over Ballroom Funding, Trump Gives Iran More Time, Castro Charged
- President Trump is angry that Congress may not fund a $220 million White House ballroom renovation, despite Republican efforts to pass a $72 billion immigration enforcement package.
- Senator Bill Cassidy, whom Trump opposed in the primary, opposed the ballroom funding and supported
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