Amna Nawaz
Amna Nawaz
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3 ways Congress just pushed back against Trump

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May 22, 2026

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Congressional Republicans drew a few lines with President Donald Trump this week.

As PBS News congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins notes, the biggest moments this week came when lawmakers failed to take action on a number of the president's key priorities, including funding White House security and ballroom projects, and the government's newly announced "anti-weaponization” fund.

She explains what happened.

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