Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to run away Friday when reporters asked about President Donald Trump's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund." DeSantis broke into a sprint up stairs to exit onto the street. The fund in question was created as a settlement for Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit, despite the constitutional irregularity of Trump suing an…
There is mounting frustration among some Republicans over President Donald Trump’s proposed spending, leading to both his $1 billion ballroom and the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund hitting unexpected walls within the party. Objections over the latter fund prompted Republican senators to postpone a vote on an immigration bill and leave…
Senate Republicans met with the acting attorney general to discuss the $1.8 billion fund, which ultimately derailed a vote on a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol
$72 billion in funding for ICE and Border Patrol is now in limbo after GOP senators revolted against President Trump's $1.776B "anti-weaponization fund" on Thursday.Why it matters: The fund was dropped like "a bomb in the middle of a pretty well planned out reconciliation bill," Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters.The package for ICE and Border…
Lawmakers left Washington for Memorial Day weekend without passing a budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, due in large part to GOP backlash against the Trump administration’s newly announced $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Senate Republicans on Thursday blasted acting Attorney General…
The main sticking point that ended up tanking the vote was the new "Anti-Weaponization Fund" introduced this week.
The Justice Department has a new $1.776 billion fund, designated to pay people who allege that politics played a role in their prosecutions under the Biden administration. It's a settlement without precedent, drawn up by the president's own appointees after he sued the government. Weijia Jiang has more details.
President Donald Trump defended his $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund on Friday, despite Republican uproar. “I gave up a lot of money in allowing the just announced Anti-Weaponization Fund to go forward,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I could have settled my case, including the illegal release of my Tax Returns and the equally illegal BREAK…
Senate Republicans appeared poised to restrict President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund in a $72 billion reconciliation package for immigration enforcement. The Justice Department’s new fund…
The Trump-backed DOJ Anti-Weaponization Fund sparks debate over whether Jan. 6 defendants and pro-life activists could receive taxpayer compensation.
