Some Republican senators openly expressed their concerns about the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization fund" in a tense meeting Thursday with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet with Senate Republicans Thursday morning about the Department of Justice’s “anti-weaponization” fund as the party weighs restrictions on the $1.776 billion compensation measure that lawmakers fear could benefit U.S. Capitol rioters from Jan. 6 or allies of President Donald Trump. “Obviously, our members have…
Senate Republicans blasted acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Thursday over the Trump administration’s proposal to set up a $1.8 billion fund to compensate MAGA allies prosecuted by the Justice Department and made it clear that a budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement won’t move until their concerns are resolved. GOP senators pressed…
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…
Senate Republicans pause immigration bill push after a tense closed-door meeting over the Trump administration's surprise anti-weaponization fund.
A meeting between Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Senate Republicans Thursday went disastrously, according to reports. The meeting was held to discuss Trump's $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. People familiar with what happened behind closed doors called it a "s---show", according to a Semafor reporter.Mediaite noted that Republican…
The main sticking point that ended up tanking the vote was the new "Anti-Weaponization Fund" introduced this week.
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., about his concerns with the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund.
