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Senate GOP Rejects Trump DOJ Settlement, Delays Bill

5/22/2026

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  • Senate Republicans rejected President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion DOJ settlement fund and delayed the budget reconciliation bill until June 1.
  • Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met Republicans but left without support, and Senators Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy voiced doubts, with Murkowski calling the fund a “bomb” to plan.
  • A Republican senator texted that the party’s majority was “melting down,” reflecting frustration over the fund ahead of the midterm elections.