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On Monday, it was announced that President Donald Trump will drop his $1.8 billion slush fund, with sources saying, \u201cIt\u2019s dead for now.\u201d As some experts are pointing out, however, that \u201cfor now\u201d could mean something, and Senate Republicans may still have to take action to prevent the administration from giving the fund another try. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThey disagree with the ruling, but \u2018will abide\u2019 by it,\u201d posted Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman over a retweet of the DOJ\u2019s announcement. \u201cI think Rs are still gonna want something in reconciliation to make sure that admin doesn’t do this in the future.\u201d Punchbowl\u2019s senior congressional reporter shared his sentiments, posting, \u201cSomething tells me this is not going to be satisfactory to enough Senate Republicans.\u201d \u201cThis won\u2019t satisfy Senate R\u2019s,\u201d Reese Gorman of NOTUS agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoy do we have a bill for them!\u201d replied Jacob Peters, Communications Director for Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ). Kelly has become a vocal opponent and frequent target of the administration ever since advocating that military service members refuse illegal orders. <\/p>\n

The announcement of the fund\u2019s demise comes on the heels of news that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) had told Trump that he either had to shut down the fund or lose his budget reconciliation. <\/p>\n

\u201cI made my views very clear on the issue,\u201d Thune said. \u201cI do think the best way to handle it is if the administration decides to shut it down themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fund had drawn bipartisan fury over the likelihood that it would benefit convicted January 6 rioters, with a major Florida editorial board calling it \u201cthe biggest heist in history.\u201d In a rare moment of alignment, anger at the fund prompted vocal pushback from Republicans, \u201cimaginative\u201d plans to thwart it from Democrats, and even a legislative collaboration between the two parties. <\/p>\n

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The final straw seems to have come when a number of Republican Senators threatened to block an immigration and border control budget reconciliation bill, a key GOP priority that has faced an uphill battle. Now the bill has been cleared of this impediment, but another remains. \u201cThis likely clears way for Senate GOP to pass the $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill in the coming days,\u201d noted Semafor congressional chief Burgess Everett, \u201cassuming ballroom security stays out of bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a reference to what has proven to be another hindrance to the bill: $1 billion in funding for security at Trump\u2019s White House ballroom. Americans oppose the project by an overwhelming margin of 2-to-1, and with the midterms looming, Congressional Republicans are desperate to diminish the already heavy headwinds caused by the war with Iran and skyrocketing prices. The elimination of the slush fund provides much-needed breathing room to their jam-packed, make-or-break legislative week ahead, and takes off some pressure with November approaching.<\/p>\n

But while many opponents of the fund are celebrating its demise, some experts point out that the delay may not be permanent. \u201cThat ruling is temporary order while litigation proceeds,\u201d noted Ryan Goodman, Chaired Professor at NYU Law. \u201cReporting sounds broader than complying with temporary order, but instead responding to political concerns from Republicans on Hill etc to drop the fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Politico senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney clarified, \u201cFolks the court did NOT rule that the fund is dead. She only ruled that for a two-week period the fund would be on pause while the judge could sort through the legal issues. Abiding by the court order does not mean killing the fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

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