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Homeland Security taps $20 million in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

In a letter Tuesday to Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin, two top Democratic senators said that the money is coming from Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill.'

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Los Angeles Times· Sep 29, 5:07 PMHomeland Security taps $20 million in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump adsAlso ran in HuffPost, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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