A border bill met a ballroom fightSenate Republicans are trying to move a $72 billion reconciliation package that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. That goal ran into a familiar Senate specialty: adding one shiny, expensive extra and then acting surprised when the math starts screaming. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina warned he would not back the package if it kept the $1 billion request tied to Trump’s ballroom project. He is not alone, since several other Republicans have also raised eyebrows at the price tag.The White House said it was securityThe administration says the money is for security, not decoration. Republicans were briefed by Secret Service Director Sean Curran on a plan that included $220 million for White House complex hardening, plus more money for a visitor screening center, Secret Service training, and other protective work. The list includes bulletproof glass, drone detection, and chemical filtration systems. In Washington, every building project eventually becomes a security project, which is handy when the line between protection and prestige gets blurry enough to need a budget memo.The parliamentarian clipped the ballroom fundingFor once, the Senate’s rule book did what…

What the indictment says U.S. prosecutors say Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, a senator from Sinaloa and a member of Mexico's ruling Morena party, turned himself in to federal authorities in San Diego and was arrested on narcotics importation conspiracy and weapons charges. The allegations come from a 34-page superseding indictment unsealed in New York on April 29. According to the case, the accused officials used their public posts to help drug traffickers, which is a bold career move, if nothing else. The Justice Department says the case is about more than one lawmaker. It is about how cartels keep working when they can buy protection from people inside the state. Los Chapitos are at the center Prosecutors say Inzunza Cazarez met with leaders tied to Los Chapitos, the Sinaloa Cartel faction led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's sons, and agreed on plans that would let the Sinaloa government support and protect the cartel in exchange for favors and political help. The indictment also names businessman Enrique Diaz Vega, a former state finance secretary, who reportedly surrendered in Arizona. He is accused of acting as a middleman between cartel figures and Governor Ruben Rocha Moya. If the details prove true, this is…