Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey.
Congress returns to the Capitol today after a week's recess with a long to-do list.
Republicans want to approve funding for immigration enforcement, but that is stuck because Democrats plan to introduce
amendments focused on the fund President Trump created to pay people who claim the federal government targeted them.
NPR's Eric McDaniel says Democrats want to get Republicans on the record.
It became clear that an amendment outlawing the fund could get like 30 Republican votes probably,
which would be embarrassing for Republicans.
So GOP leaders pushed the vote on the package to this week.
But President Trump hasn't backed down on the fund in the time they were at home,
and it doesn't seem like waiting has made things any easier.
Some lawmakers are also angry that the president allocated this money in the first place.
He did it unilaterally, even though it is Congress's job to decide how taxpayer dollars are spent.
Congress also faces dissent over the Iran war.
The House had delayed a vote on a Democratic War Powers resolution
because Republican absences meant it could have passed before the Memorial Day recess.
The U.S. Military says it struck various radar and drone launch
sites in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.
U.S.
Central Command says these attacks came in response
to Iran shooting down a U.S. drone operating over international waters.