Yuval Rosenberg

The Trump administration announced Monday that it is establishing a highly unusual $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate people who claim they were improperly targeted under the Biden administration. The move drew swift condemnation from Democrats and good government groups, who warned that it would essentially serve as a taxpayer-funded slush fund that the president could use to direct money to his allies, including people who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Republicans are moving ahead with their $72 billion partisan bill to fund immigration enforcement, but the package apparently won't include a proposed $1 billion in Secret Service funding, including security money for President Trump's ballroom project, after that request ran afoul of the Senate parliamentarian and was met with skepticism from lawmakers in both parties.

Senate Republican leaders on Thursday scrapped a planned vote on a $70-plus billion immigration-enforcement funding package after intraparty clashes over the Trump administration's politically toxic $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and money for President Trump's ballroom.

President Trump on Friday tried to defend his administration's creation of a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund expected to benefit his allies, including those who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

A trio of recent articles by center-left economists and policy wonks warn about the trajectory of the national debt, especially given the recent rise in long-term interest rates.

As Democrats plot ways to block the Trump administration's controversial plan for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, some have embraced one option: tax it all.

The federal judge overseeing President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service

The Trump administration signaled Monday that it is set to scrap its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund after a pair of court rulings raised new doubts about the viability of the plan and a severe backlash from congressional Republicans endangered other parts of the GOP agenda, most notably a bill providing some $70 billion for immigration enforcement.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed at a congressional hearing Tuesday that the Trump administration is abandoning its $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund after the plan drew widespread criticism and warnings that it would serve as a “slush fund” of taxpayer money benefitting President Trump's allies.

Senate Republicans are pushing ahead with their partisan $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement, but the effort faces some uncertainty because of lingering concerns about the Trump administration's scuttled plans for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.