Trump Signs $70 Billion Measure to Fund Immigration Crackdown

President Donald Trump signed a $70 billion package that fully funds immigration enforcement for the rest of his term, capping off a fight with dissident Republicans over a payout fund for political allies.

The House sent the spending bill to his desk without provisions initially sought by some Republican lawmakers to ban payouts along the lines laid out in the proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund the administration announced last month. The Justice Department has pulled back from that plan after a political backlash, but Trump has expressed interest in keeping it alive.

The episode underscored Trump’s continued grip on the ...