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Trump’s $1.776 B Riot Fund Sparks Senate Revolt, Weakens GOP

6/1/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump faces a Senate revolt over a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Jan 6 rioters.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for concrete legacy projects, such as a UFC arena on the White House South Lawn, clashes with Americans facing food and rent insecurity.
Senators Bill Cassidy and John Cornyn lost primary races after U.S. President Donald Trump targeted them, weakening the GOP Senate majority ahead of the midterms.

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U.S. President Donald Trump faces a Senate revolt over a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Jan 6 rioters.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for concrete legacy projects, such as a UFC arena on the White House South Lawn, clashes with Americans facing food and rent insecurity.
Senators Bill Cassidy and John Cornyn lost primary races after U.S. President Donald Trump targeted them, weakening the GOP Senate majority ahead of the midterms.