“Redraft. Refine. Resubmit.”: The Senate’s Unelected Rule-Keeper Just Blocked $1 Billion in Taxpayer Money for Trump’s White House Ballroom — And Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal

"Redraft. Refine. Resubmit.": The Senate's Unelected Rule-Keeper Just Blocked $1 Billion in Taxpayer Money for Trump's White House Ballroom — And Here's Why That's a Big Deal

Published by TrenBuzz.com | May 20, 2026 Key Points at a Glance – Senate’s Unelected Rule-Keeper Just Blocked $1 Billion in Taxpayer Money She has no vote. She has no elected office. She has no party affiliation. But on Saturday night, Elizabeth MacDonough — the Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian since 2012 — stopped $1 billion of … Read more