Washington Today (5-21-26): Senate GOP concerns over $1.8B 'anti-weaponization fund' upends schedule

Senate Republicans cancel floor debate and votes on a $70 billion immigration agency package known as the Budget Reconciliation bill because of concerns among Republicans about who would qualify to receive compensation under President Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

President announces a rollback of environmental regulations on greenhouse gas releasing refrigerants, he says, to lower grocery costs by reducing costs on supermarkets & transportation companies.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is asked about President Trump endorsing his primary opponent Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).

Democratic National Committee releasing a report on why the party lost the 2024 presidential election, along with a disclaimer that the DNC 'cannot independently verify the claims presented.' We will talk about it with Dan Merica, co-anchor of the Washington Post Early Brief. (16)

House Republican leaders delay a vote on an Iran War Powers Act resolution offered by Democrats to force the President to end the war.

House defeats a National Women's History Museum bill. Many Democrats opposed it because the bill specifically excludes transgender women from being represented in the exhibits.

Justice Department announces Medicaid fraud indictments in Minnesota.

Actor Noah Wyle rallies on Capitol Hill on behalf of health care workers.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration are predicting a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season.

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