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President Trump called the idea of establishing what the White House calls an “anti-weaponization” fund, “the greatest thing,” on Wednesday, and wouldn’t say whether he’s agreed to drop plans for it. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had told lawmakers this week that the fund would be dropped after a federal judge temporarily blocked its establishment. Ed O’Keefe has more. Source link

The Trump administration backed down from its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund Tuesday after facing Republican backlash in Congress. “We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,” said Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche at a House hearing Tuesday. Multiple Republicans balked at the fund, objecting to the possibility it could be used to pay Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the Justice Department will be abandoning its efforts to create the Anti-Weaponization Fund during the House Appropriations Hearing on Tuesday. The fund, which was born out of a lawsuit between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Services, was put on hold after a federal judge put a…

The Justice Department on Monday said it will comply with a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Meanwhile, President Trump remains locked in a stalemate with Iran amid peace talks. Weijia Jiang has the latest. Source link

President Trump, in a rare retreat, is putting his controversial $1.7+ billion “anti-weaponization” fund on ice. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Senate Democrats working to kill Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund – CBS News Watch CBS News Senate Democrats are launching an effort to stop President Trump’s “anti-weaponization’ fund. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. Source link

Washington — Congress is returning from recess this week to resume work that went unfinished before lawmakers left town, when GOP leaders were forced to scrap plans to fund immigration agencies after a Republican revolt over the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund. Senate Republicans were preparing to begin a marathon vote series to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Democrats would try to kill President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, forcing Republicans to vote to preserve the compensation money. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “This week, Senate Democrats will launch a coordinated effort to kill the slush fund…