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Trump on verge of securing $70B ICE funding victory after House clears hurdle

President Donald Trump moved one step closer Tuesday to locking in immigration enforcement funding through the end of his presidency. Republicans’ $70 billion immigration enforcement and border security measure advanced along party lines during a test vote of 213-211. All Democrats present voted "no" during the procedural vote, which tend to be party-line.The Senate-passed measure now heads to a vote on final passage in the House, where it is expected to be approved as early as Tuesday evening. Given Republicans' slim majority in the lower chamber, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can afford...