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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…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department Friday from “taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation” of a $1.778 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”  The Trump administration said last week that the fund will compensate Americans unfairly targeted by politicized federal investigations on a “case-by-case” basis. U.S.…

Concerns about DOJ’s “anti-weaponization fund” grow – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers and experts are raising concerns about the “anti-weaponization fund” established by the Justice Department to provide payouts to people alleging the legal system was “weaponized” against them. CBS News contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more. Source link

Washington — Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York introduced a bill Thursday to ban the use of federal money for paying out claims from the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund. The bill, titled the Bipartisan Transparency for American Taxpayers Act, comes as Republicans fight over the nearly $1.8 billion fund that was…

The Justice Department’s new fund to provide payouts to people alleging the legal system was “weaponized” against them could provide money to violent rioters who participated in the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Two officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots are suing to block the “anti-weaponization” fund established by the Justice Department following a settlement with President Trump. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

The Internal Revenue Service is permanently barred from pursuing claims against President Trump or his company based on prior tax returns, part of a controversial settlement agreement that the Justice Department struck to resolve a lawsuit brought by Mr. Trump. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details. Source link

The Justice Department’s indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center may contain serious legal defects that could lead to a full or partial dismissal because it struggles to articulate the elements of the alleged crimes, former federal prosecutors told CBS News. The 11-count indictment alleges that the civil rights nonprofit organization, best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan,…