Democrats have branded the fund a "slush fund" and are vowing to block its implementation, further complicating efforts to pass vital Homeland Security spending legislation

Republican senators have privately told White House aides they think the fund should be scrapped

Senate Democrats introduced a bill that would end Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund before it doled out cash to insurrectionists and other losers.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., had previously said Republicans were in discussions with the White House about changing the fund.

The minority leader told members that Democrats would force Republicans to vote on the $1.8 billion fund.

Democrats have branded the fund a "slush fund" and are vowing to block its implementation, further complicating efforts to pass vital Homeland Security spending legislation

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Republicans including Mitch McConnell have indicated their fierce opposition to the ‘slush fund’ on the Hill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer laid out a plan to fight the controversial $1.8 billion fund.

The Justice Department said Monday it will abide by a court ruling that blocked the fund as the White House seeks to restart stalled legislation to fund ICE and Border Patrol.

Republican senators want a more explicit answer from the Trump administration about what’s happening with the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Trump's $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of government weaponization is on hold after backlash from Republicans.

This fund was established to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies, a prospect that has ignited a fierce backlash within the GOP