This week on The Hill: Senate takes first steps on reconciliation 2.0 (opens in new tab)

The Senate is expected to vote as early as this week on a budget blueprint for a second reconciliation bill that includes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will likely have to appease hardline conservatives in his caucus, who have demanded that the bill…