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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the Trump administration’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” Sunday, marking a significant concession aimed at resolving a Senate standoff that has jeopardized his nomination to become the next U.S. attorney general. Blanche issued a written order eliminating the proposed compensation fund, which was …

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will seek congressional approval for a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” if the Senate fails to confirm his attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, escalating a standoff with two Republican senators that has stalled Blanche’s nomination. In a social media post, Trump said he would …

A federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was a manufactured legal action designed to legitimize a settlement that would have benefited the president’s political allies, sharply criticizing the case and sanctioning two of Trump’s attorneys. In a 54-page opinion, U.S. …