Secret Service, House Speaker to Talk Trump Ballroom Funding With Senate GOP
Agents draw their guns during the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington on April 25.
Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesHouse Speaker Mike Johnson and the head of the Secret Service will meet with Senate Republicans Tuesday as lawmakers consider legislation giving that agency $1 billion to make security improvements tied to the White House ballroom.
Director Sean Curran will brief Republicans at their weekly conference lunch, according to two people familiar with the meeting who requested anonymity to discuss plans. Johnson (R-La.) will also attend, according to a GOP leadership aide.