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U.S. Senate Republicans voted to pass immigration relief last week before the holiday season, in an unusual show of opposition to President Donald Trump.
On Thursday, the Republican-led chamber was set to vote on $72bn in funding to support Trump’s impeachment campaign.
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But two recent decisions from the Trump administration have given the president’s party a boost.
The first was related to the newly released “anti-weaponisation” fund that the Trump administration announced on Monday, as part of the charges.
Mr Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is part of his government, over the actions of a contractor who filed his tax returns in late 2019.
Critics say the lawsuit sparked a controversy, where Trump was given the power to resolve the complaints in consultation with his nominees.
Monday’s settlement set aside about $1.776bn to pay beneficiaries who are deemed to have been unfairly treated by the government – an “anti-aponisation” fund that critics say could act as a cash cow for Trump’s supporters.
Senate Republicans summoned Attorney General Todd Blanche to Capitol Hill on Thursday to question his plans to pass the bill, which comes from Justice Department funds that do not require congressional approval.
Nebraska Senator Don Bacon later told reporters that the story had dented Trump’s Republican support.
“He’s lost support in the Senate,” Bacon said, in response to Trump’s accusation. “He is the prosecutor and the boss of the defendants. So just by looking at it, it smells.”
Senator Thom Tillis, another Republican criticized the “anti-weaponisation” fund. He is also not seeking the November mid-term elections, after falling out with Trump.
“I think it’s ridiculous on the wings,” Tillis told Spectrum News. “The American people will reject this.”
Another form of pushback came in the form of Trump’s request for $1bn to build the White House.
Trump had previously promised that no taxpayer money would be needed to complete the stadium. But in recent weeks, he has pushed to add $1bn to the immigration bill, saying the forum was vital to national security.
But on Wednesday, the Senate Republican leadership indicated that the ballroom group would not be included again.
Had it remained in place, the ballroom bill would have prevented Republicans from using a special legislative option — budget reconciliation — to pass a sweeping immigration ban.
“It was something that was supposed to be narrow, focused, focused, clean, straightforward, and it’s gotten a little difficult this week,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said of the bill and its amendments. “It makes everything more difficult than it has to be.”
The Senate returns from its recess in June. Thune revealed that his party will “pick up where we left off” after the break.
Separately, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives blocked a vote on a military power resolution designed to pressure Trump to get Congressional approval for a US-Israeli war against Iran.
A similar bill passed the Senate earlier this week, and the House is expected to vote on it Thursday afternoon. This vote has been delayed until June, after the Memorial Day holiday.
Democrats accused Republicans of running politics.
“We had a vote without question, and they knew it,” Representative Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told reporters after the vote was canceled.
