Republicans pass key Trump initiative after marathon vote-a-rama, avoid barring controversial 'anti-weaponisation' fund. Senate votes 52-47 to fund ICE and border patrol for next three years, sending legislation to the HouseThe US Senate passed legislation to fund Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776bn settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70bn legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term... Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Republicans pass key Trump initiative after marathon vote-a-rama, avoid barring controversial 'anti-weaponisation' fund. The United States Senate has passed a bill long sought by US President Donald Trump to provide an additional $70bn in funding to his contro...S1

• Senate votes 52-47 to fund ICE and border patrol for next three years, sending legislation to the HouseThe US Senate passed legislation to fund Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrela...S2