REPORT: Spending Deal Bans Pride Flags At Embassies

Bloomberg News reports:

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday promoted a funding boost for migrant detention and cuts to diversity and climate programs to try to sell his restive Republican conference on a $1 trillion spending deal, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

The Republican leader told reporters he plans to hold a vote Friday on the still-secret text of the spending package, which he negotiated with the White House and Democratic congressional leaders.

Johnson also touted as a conservative win a provision he said the deal includes banning the LGBTQ Pride flag from being flown over US embassies, according to the person familiar. Some US embassies have displayed the rainbow-colored Pride flag to mark LGBTQ Pride Month or other occasions.

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