Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) told his colleagues on the Appropriations Committee that they should reject the administration’s request “to snatch” money Congress already designated for a different project.

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) put the panel into an unusual extended recess amid negotiations over resolving the dispute, which is rooted in President Donald Trump's decision to override a congressionally approved plan to move FBI headquarters to suburban Maryland and instead keep the agency in downtown Washington.