In one lawsuit after another, the president has claimed damages in amounts completely disconnected from reality.
$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…
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) are set to introduce a bill to kill President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, after blowback on Capitol Hill. The bill comes as congressional Democrats and Republicans have criticized the fund’s broad eligibility criteria. Specifically, lawmakers are concerned that payouts could…
The Trump-backed DOJ Anti-Weaponization Fund sparks debate over whether Jan. 6 defendants and pro-life activists could receive taxpayer compensation.
RINO Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) this week went off on President Trump and the Department of Justice over the newly established anti-weaponization fund to compensate victims of Biden-era lawfare and political persecution. The fund was created in exchange for Trump dropping more than $10 billion in legal action against the federal government for leaking his…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) established a nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization” fund on Monday through the settlement of a $10 billion lawsuit from President Trump against the IRS. The $1.776 billion fund is set to give payouts and issue “formal apologies” to those who seek compensation because they think the government wronged them. During a briefing…
Senate Republicans have canceled plans to begin voting this week on a budget reconciliation package that would provide approximately $70 billion to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029 amid a furious disagreement within their conference over the Trump administration’s proposal to establish a $1.8 billion compensation fund for MAGA allies.…
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., about his concerns with the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund.
