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News Wrap: Senate passes $70 billion immigration bill

Season 2026 Episode 116 | 5m 10s

In our news wrap Friday, Senate Republicans passed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement, Trump said he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to slash the agency’s staffing, a federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s immigration processing freeze for 39 countries, and the International Space Station experienced an air leak.

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