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Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Monday he was hopeful the White House would move to drop the $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate Trump's allies.
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"I do think the best way to handle it is if the administration decides to shut it down themselves," Thune told reporters.
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The fund had caused a standoff between the White House and the Senate after Republican senators defiantly left town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund Trump's immigration enforcement agencies. The Senate returns today.
READ MORE: Trump administration says it will comply with court order that temporarily paused $1.8 billion compensation fund
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May 21
<small>Source: PBS NewsHour</small>
