Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
After a marathon 18-hour vote,
the Senate has passed a bill providing nearly $70 billion in immigration enforcement funds.
As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, the vote showcased some divisions among Republicans.
The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican who voted no.
Many amendments proposed during the Voterama were focused on the Trump administration's proposal to create
an anti-weaponization fund to pay out supporters who claim they've been wronged by the government.
The fund drew bipartisan criticism, but all amendments to block the fund were defeated.
A handful of Republicans joined Senate Democrats in voting to prevent construction of President Trump's wall,
and the package now heads to the House, which could take it up as early as Monday.
Barbara Sprunt, NPR News, the Capitol.
President Trump has announced a $700 million investment in coal.
The Mountain West News Bureau's Hannah Merzbach reports.
U.S. coal production has declined by more than half in the past two decades.
Now, Trump says he'll extend the life of 13 coal plants nationwide, plus open two new ones, restart another,
and open a terminal in Oakland, California.
That could export coal from western states such as Wyoming,
whose Governor Mark Gordon says that'll help access the Asian market.
So to be able to open that Oakland