Senate Republicans pushed ahead late Tuesday on a scaled-back budget bill, a $340 billion package to give the Trump administration money for mass deportations and other priorities, as Democrats prepare a counter-campaign against the onslaught of actions coming from the White House.

Senate Republicans pushed ahead late on Tuesday on a scaled-back budget bill, a USD 340 billion package to give the Trump administration money for mass deportations and other priorities, as Democrats prepare a counter-campaign against the onslaught of actions coming from the White House.

Senate Republicans are set to vote on their budget resolution this week as the chamber makes its move toward enacting a big chunk of President Trump’s agenda.  Senate Majority Leader John

Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced that the upper chamber will move forward with a vote on a budget proposal focused on border security, defense and energy.

The Senate took its first procedural step Tuesday on a budget blueprint that would pave the way for a filibuster-proof border security, defense and energy package, a key part of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.

The Senate GOP on Tuesday officially teed up a vote on its budget resolution for later this week in a bid to enact a portion of President Trump’s agenda. Senators voted 50-47 to kick off consideration of the budget resolution,

The showdown between House and Senate Republicans is escalating as the two groups barrel ahead with their contrasting strategies to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda — with the upper chamber expected to move this week.