Blanche on 'anti-weaponization' fund: 'People that hurt police get money all the time'

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday doubled down on his defense of the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s new “anti-weapons” fund. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized the controversial $1.776 billion fund, which was created to help people who believe they were unfairly targeted by the government to settle their claims. Democrat……

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‘I didn’t like certain aspects’

US President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 21, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he postponed an upcoming signing ceremony for his administration’s much-anticipated executive…

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Trump DOJ fund gets pushback in Congress

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on May 19, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with Republican senators on Thursday morning about…

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