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Half GOP Senate Balks at Blocked $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

5/30/2026

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Half of the 53-member Republican Senate majority balked at the anti-weaponization fund in a meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department proposed a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund that a federal judge blocked.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune asked the Justice Department to define guardrails after it did not answer Reuters inquiries, while Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she needs written oversight details before supporting the fund.

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Story summary

Half of the 53-member Republican Senate majority balked at the anti-weaponization fund in a meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department proposed a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund that a federal judge blocked.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune asked the Justice Department to define guardrails after it did not answer Reuters inquiries, while Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she needs written oversight details before supporting the fund.