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critical vote to advance a stalled war powers resolution to compel Trump to pull back from the conflict with Iran and slammed a new $1.8 billion ["Anti-Weaponization Fund
Trump wanted Congress to pay for its additional security. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who lost his primary this week, publicly denounced funding for the ballroom and criticized the anti-weaponization
critics who accuse him of still acting like Trump's personal lawyer to carry out the president's campaign of retribution. The $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund
Trump’s settlement with the IRS after having established a so-called “[Anti-Weaponization Fund](/economy/2026/5/18/trump-drops-irs-lawsuit-sets-up-1-7bn-us-anti-weaponisation-fund)” to compensate people who claim to have been victims of politically-motivated “lawfare”. Critics
anti-weaponization”](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/29/trump-weaponization-fund-federal-ruling) fund [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)’s justice department has launched to pay alleged victims of “lawfare”, but that ex-DoJ officials and legal experts call “corrupt” and a “slush
Trump administration's push for an anti-weaponization fund. The administration says the fund would allow the DOJ to pay people who claim they were targeted by the federal government. Critics
anti-weaponization” fund](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/trump-dismiss-10-billion-dollar-irs-lawsuit) to compensate his allies for supposed persecution by the government.** Democrats harshly criticized the settlement, [saying](https://x.com/HouseJudiciary/status/2056387416726860128) it amounts to the creation of a “slush fund
criticized Republicans for trying to fund Trump’s ballroom when voters are concerned about basic affordability issues. In other developments: - The US issued a federal criminal indictment against **Raúl Castro**, Cuba’s former president, potentially
weaponization to be heard and seek redress.” ## How will the fund work? The fund will receive just under $1.8bn, which will come from a separate “judgement fund”, a standing government account from which
anti-weaponization fund** are no longer moving forward. His remarks come just days after a federal judge [temporarily blocked the creation of the fund](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/g-s1-125268/justice-department-trump-anti-weaponization-fund-pause) after Democracy Forward and other organizations filed
criticized the war. Thomas Massie, a representative from Kentucky and an opponent of the war, [lost a party primary last month](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/kentucky-republican-primary-trump-massie) to an ally of the president who had been encouraged
Trump ally and health official during the president's first administration, who says the FBI investigated him when looking into possible coordination with Russia on interference in the 2016 election. He said he requested
fund](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzr7vr203o) to compensate people who believe it unfairly investigated them. Here's what we know. On Tuesday, a day after announcing the settlement with Trump, the justice department released the addendum ending
Anti-Weaponization Fund. “There are still many, many months to go before the election, and this president is going to have to continue to deal and work with, and partner with, or battle with this
criticizing a new nearly $1.8bn fund to compensate Trump allies who believe they have been unjustly investigated and persecuted – potentially including people who were prosecuted and later pardoned for their roles in the Capitol
anti-weaponization program on hold. The administration says the fund would compensate people who allege they were targeted by the federal government. The fund has faced bipartisan backlash and concerns that it would be used
Anti-Weaponization" Fund](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/g-s1-123293/officers-who-defended-capitol-sue) that would use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to compensate people who said they had been prosecuted or investigated by the department under former President Joe Biden. [Widely