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On Monday, it was announced that President Donald Trump\u2019s highly controversial slush fund is \u201cdead,\u201d but as it was quickly pointed out, the Justice Department had not agreed to end the effort entirely, just to adhere to a judge\u2019s temporary delay order. This has raised questions as to whether the White House intends to pursue the plan further. But some Senate Republicans are not willing to let the question linger, sending the administration a clear message: end the fund once and for all, or else. <\/p>\n

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This is according to Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), who, in the run-up to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche\u2019s congressional testimony late Tuesday, told reporters, \u201cI would pay attention to the attorney general’s testimony before the House this afternoon. If it goes like we are told it will go there’s a reasonable possibility we will move pretty quickly to the reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kennedy was referring to the immigration and border patrol budget reconciliation bill that the Republicans have been struggling to pass for months. While it hit a number of hurdles along the way, it was derailed entirely by the announcement of the slush fund, which drew such widespread rage that even conservative lawmakers were willing to place everything on hold to oppose it. Monday\u2019s news that the fund had been halted prompted GOP optimism that the reconciliation could proceed, but as some reporters noted, Republican skepticism persisted. <\/p>\n

Then on Tuesday, as Republican Senators attempted to fast track the reconciliation, Senators like Kennedy noted that it would all come down to what they heard from Blanche. As Kennedy suggested, there was a rumor that the Attorney General was going to concede the issue. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said that he\u2019d spoken with Blanche and that the latter assured him that he would provide \u201c\u2018certainty\u2019 to skittish GOP senators that he will halt the anti-weaponization fund.\u201d Thune acknowledged that he was \u201cnot guaranteeing that that will happen,\u201d noting that \u201cit comes down to the math,\u201d but he thought it was likely. <\/p>\n

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As of an hour before Blanche\u2019s testimony, Thune had confirmed that he\u2019d spoken with Blanche, but did not seem to know what the Attorney General intended to say. When asked if he believes the White House won\u2019t move forward with the fund, Thune said, \u201cThat is correct.\u201d<\/p>\n

The inability to move forward on the reconciliation bill has been a major thorn in Republican lawmakers’ side, especially with the midterms looming. The party already faces major headwinds due to Trump\u2019s plunging approval rating and voter anger over issues like Iran, skyrocketing prices, and the president\u2019s fixation on unpopular vanity projects. One such project \u2014 his much-demanded ballroom\u2014has already delayed a previous version of the bill, which included $1 billion in funds for ballroom security, prompting a rare party revolt that saw several GOP Senators vote no. <\/p>\n

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