Trump Warns GOP Over Ballroom Funding, Trump Gives Iran More Time, Castro Charged

President Trump is furious that Congress might not give him the money he wants for his ballroom. That's because several Republicans don't want to, including incumbent he targeted in the primaries. Are his efforts to get rid of some Republicans in Congress backfiring? I'm Leila Fauldin. That's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Israel is pushing The US to resume the war on Iran. Gulf allies are pushing for the opposite. There was a contentious call between President Trump and Israel's prime minister. For now, Trump says he's willing to give Iran more time. And federal prosecutors indict former Cuban president Raul Castro. They say he ordered planes to be shot down thirty years ago, killing four US nationals. Castro is 94 years old and not in US custody, but the acting attorney general says he expects Castro will show up in court one way or another. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day. This is Ira Glass. On This American Life, one that we like is a good mystery. Sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best. Our lost and found is currently filled with pants. I don't know I I I've never seen this happen. Wait. This is true. This is true. Mysteries of every size each week, This American Life, wherever you get your podcasts. Republicans in congress are racing to approve billions of dollars for immigration enforcement. But president Trump is fuming about what may not be in that package, money for the White House Ballroom. That's after several Republicans said they would oppose it. They include senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. He just lost his primary after Trump supported someone else, and it's all fueling questions about whether Trump's efforts to target GOP incumbents are backfiring. Joining us now to discuss is NPR congressional reporter Sam Greenglass. So Sam, Leila just mentioned what may not be in that package. What actually is in the funding package? Yeah. Republicans wanna fund ICE and border patrol for the rest of Trump's term. We're talking about approving $72,000,000,000 using a tool known as budget reconciliation. That maneuver allows Republicans to circumvent Democrats who oppose more money for these agencies without reforms to limit the tactics of their officers. That is in part because Republicans already gave ICE $75,000,000,000 last year with very few strings attached. So what you just said, what does that have to do with the ballroom? So after the White House Correspondence Dinner, some Republicans began pushing to tack on a billion dollars for the Secret Service and include in that roughly $220,000,000 for the ballroom. But lawmakers can't just pass anything through reconciliation, and over the weekend, the nonpartisan senate parliamentarian nixed that funding. Though even before that, it was not clear there would have been enough Republican votes to pass it. Alright. So how is the president reacting? Well, he pressed senate majority leader John Thune …