Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration is “not moving forward” with its $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, though he left unclear how the Justice Department will cement that commitment.
“We are not moving forward with the fund. Period,” Blanche told House appropriators, referring to Monday statement from the department saying it would “abide” by a court ruling temporarily blocking the fund. Read more here.
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GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) were among those who immediately pushed back against Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) for saying, amid the beginning of Pride month, that “Homosexuality has no place in America.”
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Senate Democrats grilled Marco Rubio on Tuesday over the Iran war and other Trump administration policies as the secretary of State and national security adviser made the first of four planned appearances before panels on Capitol Hill.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House panel on Tuesday afternoon that the White House won’t seek to resurrect its proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” compensation fund after fierce pushback. Read more. |
A divorce trial between Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and his estranged wife will no longer proceed after a state district judge canceled the public proceedings on Tuesday.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he told President Trump his proposed “anti-weaponization” settlement fund made it difficult for Republicans to push critical legislation through Congress, and that he believed the fund was now “off the table.”
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Democratic strategist David Axelrod said Monday night that President Trump’s reported outburst at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a phone call earlier in the day was justified.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday that he did not think recently high gas prices amid the Iran war will have an impact on November’s midterms.
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President Trump on Monday endorsed Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.), who has been missing from Capitol Hill and the campaign trail for months.
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