Republicans are running out of time to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda and tackle the affordability crisis as the midterm elections inch closer.

With the midterms looming, Republicans have struggled to pass several policy agendas, including funding immigration enforcement, addressing affordability and adding voter identification requirements. Republicans are on a time crunch to address the hot-button issues for voters, including the economy and immigration, before they cast their ballots in November.

The Senate has 53 days in session before November, while the House has about 40.

A second reconciliation package aimed at funding immigration enforcement will not reach Trump’s desk by his June 1 deadline, leaving Senate Republicans scrambling to pass the package once they return from Memorial Day recess. Republicans are uncertain on how to handle the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion fund that would pay people alleging the justice system was “weaponized” against them, as many senators intended to use the package to restrict the fund.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said his colleagues wanted to place conditions on who could receive the fund payments, adding that he did not see a need for this fund. Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy claimed the fund would allow Trump to hand payments to people without any “legal precedent or accountability,” while Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis said the fund would “compensate people who assaulted Capitol Police officers.” (Read more from “Clock Ticking On GOP To Pass Literally Anything As Midterms Loom” HERE)

By Times Now. The Trump administration is reportedly pressuring the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to explore the creation of a new $250 banknote featuring President Donald Trump’s portrait — a move that would break with more than 150 years of US currency tradition.

According to a report by The Washington Post, multiple current and former employees said administration officials pushed the bureau to design a mock-up of the proposed note, complete with Trump’s image and signature.

If approved, it would mark the first time a living person has appeared on modern US currency since the 19th century. . .

The proposal reportedly sparked internal pushback inside the BEP, the federal agency responsible for printing American paper currency.

One senior printing official who resisted the initiative was allegedly reassigned last month. In a farewell message cited by the report, the official wrote: “The buck stopped here.” (Read more from “Trump’s Face on US Currency? Proposed $250 Note Triggers Controversy” HERE)

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Trump’s team pushes for new $250 bill with his face on it — but there’s a big catch

By New York Post. Key administration officials are pushing the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 banknote with Trump’s image.

Should the Treasury Department move ahead with the plan, it would mark the first time a living person’s face was slapped on a greenback since 1866. The Treasury Department has confirmed it’s moving to produce a $250 “commemorative note” with Trump’s signature on it.

[But there are big problems with that plan.] Under the Thayer Amendment, which passed in 1866, it is illegal to put the likeness of a living person on official US currency, bonds, or other financial notes. .

In addition to the Thayer Amendment, there is another law limiting Uncle Sam to specific denominations, and $250 isn’t on that list.

Speculation about Trump eventually pursuing a banknote with his face on it has swirled on Capitol Hill. Multiple Democrats have introduced legislation to bar that from happening. (Read more from “Trump’s team pushes for new $250 bill with his face on it — but there’s a big catch” HERE)