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Jun 7, 2026 Senate Republicans passed about $70 billion in additional funding for ICE and CBP Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The vote strengthened enforcement agencies through multi-year appropriations, reducing future leverage for reform and shifting institutional power toward coercive administration.
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- Senate Republicans pass $70 billion funding for ICE and CBP — Senate Republicans passed a measure providing approximately $70 billion in additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) without addressing Democratic demands
- Senate Passes $70 Billion ICE Funding Bill — The U.S.
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Week 73 – 2026-06-06–2026-06-12
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Jun 5, 2026 The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration-enforcement package funding ICE and Border Patrol. Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The bill expanded enforcement capacity while rejecting some accountability safeguards, strengthening executive immigration machinery.
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- Senate passes $70 billion immigration-enforcement package — The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration-enforcement package, funding ICE and Border Patrol through the end of the president's term.
- Senate Approves $70bn for Immigration Enforcement — The US Senate passed a bill allocating $70 billion to fund US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement.
- Senate Nears Passage of Immigration Enforcement Funding Bill — Congressional Republicans are close to finalizing an immigration enforcement funding bill for President Trump's signature.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 72 – 2026-05-30–2026-06-05
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May 22, 2025 The Supreme Court allowed the removal of independent agency heads from the NLRB and MSPB to stand while appeals continued Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The stay weakened protections for independent labor and civil service boards that help safeguard workers and due process inside government.
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- Supreme Court allows Trump to control independent agencies — The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order pausing lower court rulings that allowed board members at two independent agencies to remain in their positions despite attempts by Trump to fire them.
- Motion granted — Cathy A. Harris v. Bessent et al (D.C. Cir.) 25-5037 — The Supreme Court granted the government's request for a stay while the case is on appeal.
- Motion granted — Gwynne A. Wilcox v. Donald J. Trump et al (D.C. Cir.) 1:25-cv-00334 — The Supreme Court granted the federal government's request for a stay in the case of Trump v.
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Week 18 – 2025-05-17–2025-05-23
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Jan 25, 2025 President Trump fired at least 17 inspectors general without the required notice to Congress Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The removals weakened internal oversight across agencies and tested legal limits on presidential control over watchdog offices.
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- Trump fires 17 Inspectors General without notice — Former President Trump fired 17 non-partisan, independent Inspectors General at various government agencies without providing the required 30-day notice to Congress.
- Trump fires multiple inspectors general — President Trump informed at least 15 inspectors general across various federal departments that they were fired, including those from Defense, State, and Health and Human Services.
- Trump Fires Federal Government Watchdogs — On Friday, Donald Trump dismissed more than a dozen independent federal government watchdogs, including inspectors general at the departments of state, defense, and transportation.
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Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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