Critics say the fund would allow use of taxpayer money for political allies

President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged government weaponisation faces uncertainty as Republican senators voice opposition to its passage.

Acting Attorney General Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” It’s a setback for Trump,…

Senate GOP leaders are powering ahead with plans to pass $70 billion in new immigration enforcement funding — despite sharp disagreements that still exist in the party over how to…

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Senate Republicans plow ahead with their immigration enforcement budget package that was derailed ahead of the Memorial Day recess over Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

The push to pass a $70 billion GOP immigration enforcement bill has temporarily stalled, with Senate GOP leaders stuck in talks with a trio of Republican holdouts who are so far…

Senate Republicans rejected an effort by Democrats on Thursday to formally kill President Donald Trump’s push for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were…

The Thursday vote was the first in a prolonged floor fight centered on the $1.776 billion settlement fund.

Some Republicans want to amend the bill to prohibit the Trump administration from setting up the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that could pay Jan. 6 rioters.

Senate Democrats wanted to attach a measure to fully kill what critics are calling a \

Senate Republicans killed an effort by Democrats to permanently prevent President Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund from being created.

The bill to fund federal immigration agencies was passed after several bipartisan amendments to block Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund were defeated.

Senate Republicans are facing challenges in passing funding for President Donald Trump's immigration agencies. Democrats are pushing for votes on various issues, including a…

Critics say the fund would allow use of taxpayer money for political allies

'The Anti-Weaponization Fund presents a threat to our constitutional democracy,' Sens. Cory Booker and Bill Cassidy wrote in a court brief.

Republicans ultimately defeated multiple attempts by senators on both sides of the aisle to codify ending or changing the $1.8 billion pot of money.