Trump Action Archive

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• ICE detention facility in Dilley, Texas serving children meals with live worms, bugs, and mold — CBS News reported that children detained at the ICE facility in Dilley, Texas are being served meals containing live worms, bugs, and mold. Nearly half of the more than 6,300 children detained by federal agents during Trump's second term—97 percent of whom have no criminal record—are held at this detention center.

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• Government re-separated dozens of migrant children from families despite legal settlement — The Associated Press reported that despite a legal settlement meant to reunify migrant families separated during the first Trump administration, the government has re-separated dozens of children from their families, including deporting some people who were legally prohibited from being removed from the country.

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• Washington Post reported corporate donors to Trump ballroom project received federal contracts — A watchdog report detailed that more than half of the publicly identified corporate donors to Trump's White House ballroom project received new or expanded federal contracts worth collectively over $50 billion. Fourteen of 27 known corporate donors secured additional federal business following their contributions. Lockheed Martin received approximately $43.8 billion in new contracts; Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Palantir also received increased federal contracts. Many donating companies simultaneously faced federal enforcement actions that were eased or suspended under the Trump administration.
• Fourteen Trump ballroom project donors won over $50 billion in federal contracts — According to reporting by Jonathan Edwards of the Washington Post on June 4, 2026, fourteen of the twenty-seven known donors to Trump's $400 million ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts totaling over $50 billion since making their donations. The pattern suggests a direct correlation between donations to the president's personal project and receipt of federal contract awards.

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• May jobs report shows 172,000 jobs added with unemployment at 4.3% — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May jobs report showing 172,000 jobs added and unemployment holding at 4.3%. Trump subsequently complained on Truth Social that stocks should be rising on the news. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appeared on Fox News claiming Wall Street "just doesn't understand" the Trump economy is creating a golden age, and later told C-SPAN he would need to get an update on whether China has started buying American farmers' products as promised.

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• Senate passes $70 billion immigration-enforcement package — Shortly before 5 a.m., the Senate passed a roughly $70 billion immigration-enforcement package 52 to 47, funding ICE and Border Patrol through the end of the president's term. Republicans used the budget reconciliation process to bypass a filibuster, and Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to vote no. The bill carries no guardrails on the anti-weaponization fund and no money for the White House ballroom, the security funding for which Republicans had earlier scrapped. It now heads to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson plans to take it up next week.
• Senate passes $70bn immigration enforcement funding bill with Republican-only support — The US Senate voted 52-47 on Friday morning to approve $70bn in funding for ICE and DHS immigration enforcement through the remainder of Trump's term, using budget reconciliation to bypass the Democratic filibuster. The bill passed with no Democratic support and only one Republican defection (Lisa Murkowski). The legislation also preserved a contested $1.8bn "anti-weaponization" settlement fund and rejected an amendment to restore the immigration detention ombudsman office. The bill now proceeds to the House.
• Senate Republicans passed $70 billion bill to fund Border Patrol and ICE for three years — Senate Republicans voted to approve a $70 billion appropriations bill funding Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for three years. The vote occurred as ICE faced multiple damaging reports, including serving detained children food contaminated with worms, re-separating migrant families, and eliminating death-reporting requirements. The agency has killed U.S. citizens and polling shows half of Americans support abolishing it.

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• DOJ argues courts lack authority to block White House ballroom construction — The Trump administration asked the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court decision blocking construction of a $400 million ballroom and underground bunker at the White House's demolished East Wing. A DOJ lawyer argued that only Congress, not courts, has authority to halt the project, citing national security imperatives. The National Trust for Historic Preservation had sued after Trump ordered demolition without completing required environmental and historic preservation reviews. The Senate had removed $1 billion in Secret Service funding for the project from a spending bill.
• Trump's DOJ argues government can demolish Statue of Liberty without legal recourse — In an appeals court argument over White House ballroom construction, Trump's Department of Justice argued that the federal government has the right to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty and that once demolition is complete, no court would have standing to stop it or provide remedy. When Judge Millett asked if people could obtain an injunction before destruction, the DOJ answered affirmatively that nothing could be done. The DOJ also argued courts cannot stop the ballroom construction even if the administration violated the law, claiming only Congress can intervene.

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• New York legislature approves one-year moratorium on large datacenters — On Thursday, June 5, 2026, the New York state legislature voted to approve a one-year moratorium on "hyperscale" datacenters exceeding 20MW capacity. The bill, co-authored by state senator Kristen Gonzalez, targets facilities built by major tech companies and excludes those already possessing state permits. The measure also mandates an environmental impact report and establishes new labor, energy efficiency, and transparency standards. The bill now awaits Governor Kathy Hochul's signature.

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• Federal judge strikes down Trump immigration freeze affecting 39 countries — Federal Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island issued a 135-page ruling striking down Trump immigration policies that placed immigrants in "indeterminate legal limbo" driven by anti-immigrant sentiment the government is legally forbidden from acting on. The judge found that USCIS had imposed an indefinite pause on immigration benefit processing for nationals of 39 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, blocking asylum applications, work permits, green cards, and citizenship petitions. The freeze was implemented following the November shooting of two National Guard members by an Afghan national, but over six months later many affected individuals remained without work authorization, legal status, or ability to plan their lives.
• Summary judgment ruling — Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (D.R.I.) 1:26-cv-00132 — Chief Judge McConnell granted Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment in part, declaring unlawful and vacating all four challenged policies - the Global Asylum Hold Policy, the Benefits Hold Policy, the Comprehensive Re-Review Policy, and the Country-Specific Factors Policy - finding each contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Citing public statements by President Trump and then-Secretary of Homeland Security Noem, Chief Judge McConnell invoked the “bad-faith exception” of the APA and found that the Government's justification of the policies was a “pretext” for “impermissible animus” toward immigrants. The court denied Plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction, finding vacatur and declaratory relief sufficient, and denied without prejudice the Government's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' Fifth Amendment claims on constitutional avoidance grounds.
• Federal judge ruled Trump administration must restart asylum and immigration processing — A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must restart processing of asylum and immigration applications that it had halted the previous year.

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• DOJ sends federal prosecutor to observe California ballot processing — The US Department of Justice sent a federal prosecutor to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles County during the ongoing count of California's gubernatorial primary. A Trump-appointed assistant US attorney stated that his office was conducting "multiple election fraud investigations" related to the primary.
• DOJ sends federal prosecutor to observe California ballot processing amid Trump election-fraud claims — The U.S. Justice Department deployed a federal prosecutor to Los Angeles County's Ballot Processing Center on Friday to observe ballot-counting operations, as President Trump made baseless claims that California Democrats were "rigging" primary election results. Bill Essayli, the Trump-appointed first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, simultaneously announced "multiple election fraud investigations" and alleged "serious structural vulnerabilities" in the state's election systems. State officials rejected the allegations, and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber affirmed the integrity of the counting process.

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• Trump administration planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower says — The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, according to a whistleblower who worked at the Social Security Administration for 25 years and refused to help reclassify the people after agency lawyers warned doing so could violate federal law. The move, which the whistleblower says was possibly meant to intimidate immigrants and affect their finances, included some U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.

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• President Trump signs National Security Presidential Memorandum on AI in the National Security Enterprise — President Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-11) on June 5, 2026, directing the national security enterprise to accelerate AI adoption for military and intelligence use. The memorandum orders rapid deployment of advanced AI models from multiple vendors, establishment of high-security computing facilities, creation of an AI National Security Strategic Reserve, and updated guidance on weapon system autonomy. It rescinds the Biden Administration's NSM-25 and directs agencies to prevent unauthorized modification of AI systems warfighters depend on.
• White House issued National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-11 on AI in national security enterprise — President Trump issued NSPM-11 directing accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence across U.S. national security and military operations. The memorandum establishes four policy pillars: adoption (eliminating barriers to rapid AI deployment), adaptation (leveraging commercial and open-source AI), assurance (ensuring AI systems are reliable and controllable), and accountability (preventing censorship, ideological bias, and unlawful surveillance). The order directs agencies to update procurement processes, develop AI governance policies, establish computing facilities, hire AI talent, and create training curricula within 90–120 days. It rescinds National Security Memorandum-25.

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• Death of Mamuka Artmeladze at Winn Correctional Center — Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old from Georgia detained on immigration grounds for nearly four months at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, was found unresponsive on June 4 and pronounced dead at a local hospital within an hour. He had no criminal record and was detained following a February operation targeting commercial vehicle drivers. According to ABC News analysis, he is the 50th person to die in ICE detention during this administration and the 19th this year. Federal inspectors had previously documented unsanitary conditions, medical care failures, and excessive force at the facility before his death.

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• Trump administration dismantles deep-ocean observation system — The Trump administration is tearing out a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems, coastal environments, and ocean currents affecting climate change. The U.S. began operating the system in 2016 and expected it to continue for 25 years. The action aligns with Project 2025's criticism of federal science programs for paying too much attention to climate change. Democrats have pledged to fight the plan.

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• Senate rejects amendment to permanently bar anti-weaponization fund — During a marathon Senate session on the immigration-enforcement bill, senators rejected an amendment from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to permanently bar the anti-weaponization fund. The amendment failed 49 to 50, with three Republicans—Susan Collins, Dan Sullivan, and Jon Husted—crossing to support it. A separate effort to redirect the fund toward Capitol officers injured on January 6 also failed, as did an amendment to block construction of the White House ballroom, though nearly half a dozen Republicans voted with Democrats on the ballroom question.
• Senate Republicans block Democratic amendment to bar Trump's $1.8bn "anti-weaponization" fund — Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, proposed an amendment to legislation funding ICE and CBP that would bar creation of a $1.8bn "anti-weaponization" fund intended to pay settlements to people connected to January 6. The amendment failed 49-50, with three Republican senators (Collins, Sullivan, Husted) breaking ranks to support it. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had stated the administration would not proceed with the fund, but Schumer insisted Congress pass a law blocking it permanently. A subsequent Republican amendment by Thom Tillis to redirect the money to DOJ fraud efforts also failed.
• Senate Republicans rejected amendments to limit DOJ Anti-Weaponization Fund — During a Senate vote-a-rama on a reconciliation bill, Republicans defeated several amendments—including from some of their own members—that would have reined in or eliminated the DOJ's "Anti-Weaponization Fund." Republicans also rejected Democratic attempts to add provisions undermining Trump's ballroom project or targeting acting DNI Bill Pulte.

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• House passes Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package over Republican leadership objection — The House passed a Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package 226 to 195, forcing it to the floor over Republican leaders' objections through a discharge petition. Eighteen Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in support. The bill provides more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid, makes up to $8 billion available in defense loans, and imposes new sanctions on Russia's energy and financial sectors. The bill now moves to the Senate, where its odds are steep.
• House passes bipartisan Ukraine Support Act with Republican defections — The House passed the bipartisan Ukraine Support Act 226-195, providing $8 billion in military financing loans, an additional $1 billion in security assistance, and major new sanctions on Russia. Eighteen Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson, who had privately urged his conference to vote no, to support the measure. Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister called it an important step forward. However, the Senate is not expected to take it up and Trump would likely veto it.

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• Kennedy Center begins removing president's name from signage and materials — The Kennedy Center's general counsel directed staff to remove the president's name from signage, letterhead, and materials by June 12, after U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled on May 29 that the board lacked authority to rename the institution and also blocked its planned two-year closure. The center said it is evaluating its legal options. The ruling restored the principle that public institutions are governed by rules that do not bend to a single person.
• Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center — Lawyers for the Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts instructed staff to immediately begin switching the facility's name back to its original title, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The instructions, laid out in a memo sent by the center's general counsel, represent the first official signal that the national arts hub is complying with a federal court order to drop Trump's name and reconsider plans to close for two years of renovations. Changes to interior and exterior signage and furniture carrying Trump's name must be switched back by the following Friday.

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• ICE eliminated guideline requiring reporting of deaths within 30 days of release — The Washington Post reported that ICE acting director David Venturella sent a memo to employees announcing the elimination of a guideline that required the agency to report deaths occurring less than 30 days after people are released from ICE custody. The policy had been designed to ensure the agency does not release people in an effort to avoid deaths in custody.
• ICE director rescinds reporting requirement for detainee deaths within 30 days of release — Acting ICE Director David Venturella issued a memo rescinding a 2021 Biden-era policy that required the agency to report to Congress and investigate deaths of detainees occurring within 30 days of their release. The policy had been implemented to prevent ICE from avoiding accountability by releasing severely ill detainees. Venturella's memo narrows reporting to deaths occurring only while individuals remain in ICE custody, eliminating oversight of post-release mortality that may result from conditions during detention.

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• House passes war powers resolution directing end to Iran hostilities — The House passed a war powers resolution directing the president to end U.S. hostilities with Iran absent congressional authorization. The vote was 215 to 208, with four Republicans—Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett, and Warren Davidson—joining every Democrat. The measure is a concurrent resolution, so its legal force is disputed, and it now moves to the Senate, but it puts the chamber on record after months in which similar efforts had been blocked or failed on tie votes.
• House advances Ukraine aid measure — Shortly after passing the Iran war powers resolution, the House advanced a measure to aid Ukraine in its war to repel Russia's invasion by a vote of 218 to 204. If the measure passes the House and Senate, it will provide $8 billion in loans and $300 million in security aid to Ukraine.
• House passes war powers resolution on Iran — The House of Representatives passed a resolution, introduced by Democrats, directing President Trump either to stop further strikes against Iran or to obtain congressional approval for military action. The resolution passed 215 to 208, despite Speaker Mike Johnson's warning that it was "very dangerous" and would "weaken" Trump's ability to resolve the conflict. The vote occurred after Johnson had sent House members home early before Memorial Day to prevent the measure from passing. According to a New York Times–Siena College poll, 64% of registered voters believe Trump's decision to go to war was wrong, while only 30% approve of it.
• US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump's Iran authority — The US House of Representatives voted 215–208 to pass a war powers resolution requiring President Trump to seek congressional approval to continue military operations in Iran or withdraw US forces. Four Republicans voted with Democrats: Thomas Massie (Kentucky), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania), Warren Davidson (Ohio), and Tom Barrett (Michigan). The resolution advances to the Senate, where a similar measure previously gained bipartisan support. The vote marks the fourth House attempt to enforce the 1973 War Powers Resolution's 90-day threshold, which Trump's administration has rejected by citing a ceasefire in place since April 8.

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• Trump and GOP allies promote baseless election fraud claims about California primary results — President Trump and Republican allies used California's ongoing primary ballot count to falsify claims of election fraud after Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt (R) slipped to third place. Trump posted on Truth Social that Pratt's loss was "not possible" and called California a "3rd World Nation" with "Rigged Elections." The article explains California's extended count results from pro-voting policies requiring ballot verification and mail-in ballot processing, not fraud.
• Conservative commentators promote unsubstantiated voter-fraud allegations in California primary — As vote-counting continued in California's governor's primary, some conservative commentators promoted unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud, specifically targeting mail-in ballots that tend to skew Democratic. Trump had previously issued a national executive order aimed at curbing mail-in ballot use. The California secretary of state urged patience and reaffirmed the state's commitment to balancing voting rights with election security.
• Ron DeSantis amplified unsubstantiated claims about California vote counting — Ron DeSantis, seeking a position in the Trump administration, posted on social media suggesting that California's vote counting process was fraudulent, stating "California keeps dumping votes. Odds are shifting because the vote dumps always seem to go one way. Count until you get the result you want?" His remarks echoed Trump's earlier unsubstantiated claims about election fraud in California.
• Trump posted unsubstantiated claims about California election fraud at 1:00 AM — Trump posted multiple messages on Truth Social claiming widespread fraud in California's primary elections, alleging that vote counting was being delayed and that Democrats were "stealing" races for governor and Los Angeles mayor. He claimed the situation was "under investigation by the US Attorney's Office in Los Angeles." The posts were made during a 1:00 AM posting rampage while Trump had fallen asleep earlier that day during an EPA Administrator's remarks at a press event in the Oval Office.
• Trump declares election rigging in California without evidence — President Trump publicly accused California of "cheating" and election "rigging" on Thursday and Friday, claiming mail-in ballots were being found "shockingly" and stating the DOJ would open an investigation. He congratulated his favored candidate Steve Hilton despite ongoing ballot counting. State officials and Democratic lawmakers rejected the allegations as baseless and characterized Trump's statements as deliberate election misinformation designed to undermine voter confidence in democratic processes.

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• Trump signs executive order stripping job protections from 8,000 federal workers — Donald Trump signed an executive order making it easier to fire approximately 8,000 senior federal workers earning up to $200,000 annually who are deemed to be "influencing" government policy. The order strips civil service job protections from this group, allowing removal "at will" without traditional due process safeguards. OPM Director Scott Kupor stated the administration needs employees willing to carry out orders aligned with policy priorities. Labor unions and civil rights groups characterized the move as a return to 19th-century spoils system practices and a threat to merit-based government.
• Trump signs executive order stripping civil service protections — President Trump signed an executive order stripping nearly 10,000 career civil service workers of their protected status, making it possible for the president to fire them at will. This move was introduced late in Trump's first term but rescinded under President Joe Biden. It was a key part of Project 2025.
• White House issued fact sheet on federal workforce reclassification into Schedule Policy/Career — The White House published a fact sheet on June 3, 2026, describing an executive order signed by President Trump that reclassifies approximately 8,000 senior federal policy-influencing positions into Schedule Policy/Career status. The fact sheet states these positions become at-will, allowing removal for poor performance, misconduct, corruption, or "subversion of Presidential directives" without lengthy procedural protections. The document claims 97% of affected positions are GS-15 or Senior Level roles, including directors, deputy directors, chiefs of staff, and policy analysts. The fact sheet asserts this addresses a "broken system" where federal employees allegedly ignore presidential orders based on policy disagreement.
• White House signed Executive Order 14410 placing policy-influencing federal positions in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service, removing adverse action protections. — The White House issued Executive Order 14410 on June 3, 2026, amending civil service rules to transfer senior policy-influencing positions into Schedule Policy/Career, a new excepted-service classification. The order exempts these positions from adverse action procedures that normally protect federal employees from removal, stating the change enhances accountability. The order directs agencies to notify affected employees within 7 days and directs OPM to create a Presidential award program for Schedule Policy/Career employees. An appendix lists specific positions to be transferred, though the appendix text is not provided in the source.
• Trump issued executive order placing policy-influencing federal positions in Schedule Policy/Career excepted service, removing adverse action protections. — President Trump signed an executive order on June 3, 2026, implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the excepted service. The order transfers senior policy-influencing positions from the competitive civil service into a new excepted service category, exempting them from standard adverse action procedures that normally protect federal employees from removal. The order amends civil service rules, directs agencies to notify affected employees within 7 days, and establishes performance award pools for Schedule Policy/Career employees. The stated purpose is to enhance presidential accountability by enabling removal of policy-influencing staff for poor performance or misconduct without the procedural protections that apply to competitive service employees.

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• New Jersey Governor Sherrill deploys state police to suppress Delaney Hall immigration detention protests — New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill sent state police in riot gear to "lower the temperature" at protests outside Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, where 300+ detainees were conducting a hunger and labor strike over poor conditions. State police arrested dozens of protesters, hospitalized some, pulled journalists from vehicles and exposed them to teargas, and arrested other journalists who were held in custody for a full day. Sherrill blamed "outside agitators" and has not met strikers' demands, including a meeting with the governor.

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• House Speaker Johnson sent members home early to prevent war powers vote — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sent House members home a day early before the Memorial Day holiday out of concern that lawmakers would pass a war powers resolution requiring Trump to withdraw American forces from the Middle East region. Congress was scheduled to return to work on June 2, raising the possibility that such a measure could be introduced.

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• House Republicans blocked Trump's $1 billion White House ballroom security project — GOP lawmakers are bucking Trump by shelving plans to spend $1 billion to secure a new White House ballroom facility and other areas of the presidential compound. The "Trump battleships" proposal is facing skepticism at the House Armed Services Committee as lawmakers prepare to mark up the FY2027 defense authorization bill.
• Senate Republicans remove $1bn White House ballroom security funding from reconciliation bill — Senate Republicans formally dropped a $1 billion allocation for security improvements at Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom from the Secure America Act reconciliation bill on Wednesday. The funding had been included in broader legislation authorizing $70 billion for immigration enforcement agencies through Trump's term. The Senate parliamentarian determined the ballroom money violated budget reconciliation rules, and Democratic opposition threatened to complicate passage. Republicans removed the provision and advanced the revised bill on a 53-46 party-line vote, preserving the $70 billion immigration enforcement funding.

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• House Republicans moved to kill Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund — House Republicans are in the process of killing Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, a direct rebuke to the president. Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed that the weaponization fund is "off the table" after speaking with the acting Attorney General. However, Acting AG Todd Blanche refused to put the commitment in writing when asked by Rep. Grace Meng, stating only "We're not moving forward with the fund. Period" but declining to commit to writing.

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• Acting Attorney General Blanche announces Justice Department will not move forward with anti-weaponization fund — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House Appropriations subcommittee that the Justice Department would not move forward with its proposed anti-weaponization fund, a roughly $1.8 billion pool that grew out of the settlement of the president's lawsuit against the IRS. Critics in both parties had described it as a slush fund to compensate Trump allies, potentially including January 6 defendants. The reversal followed weeks of bipartisan backlash that had stalled unrelated immigration funding.
• Acting attorney general announces scrapping of $1.8bn Trump 'anti-weaponization' fund while maintaining IRS audit immunity agreement — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before the House Appropriations Committee that the Trump administration is abandoning a proposed $1.8bn secretive fund designed to compensate Trump's allies for alleged government "weaponization." However, Blanche confirmed the administration will maintain a separate agreement granting immunity from IRS audits to Trump, his family, and related entities. The fund had faced legal challenges, including a federal judge's block on implementation and a Florida judge's decision to reopen the underlying lawsuit.
• Acting attorney general tells lawmakers administration will not move forward with anti-weaponization fund — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on June 2 that the administration was "not moving forward with the fund, period," appearing to signal an end to the nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund proposal. However, Trump continued to advocate for the fund during a subsequent NBC News interview on June 8, contradicting the official statement.
• Senator Thom Tillis called for codifying end to Trump's "weaponization fund" — Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) told Fox News that the Trump administration's "right hand and left hand" need to coordinate regarding the "weaponization fund"—a slush fund to pay criminals. Tillis noted that he heard the newly proposed Attorney General say the fund is "dead," and stated that if it is truly dead, Congress should "codify that and be done with it," suggesting uncertainty about whether the administration has genuinely ended the program.
• House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated intent to claw back weaponization fund — House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries told Meidas that he does not believe Trump's claim that the "weaponization fund"—a slush fund to pay criminals—is dead. Jeffries stated that Congress must act to "bury it into the ground and ensure it can never rise again" and indicated that Democrats are "prepared to claw back anything that has been done in January" related to the fund.
• Rep. Jamie Raskin introduces BLANCHE Act to block Trump's IRS immunity deal — Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced the BLANCHE Act (Block Lawless Agreements and Nullify Corrupt Handouts and Emoluments Act) to block Trump's IRS audit immunity deal and prevent presidents from ever entering into sweetheart settlements with their own administration. The act is named after Acting AG Todd Blanche, who championed the corrupt deal that handed Trump a $1.776 billion slush fund in exchange for immunity from IRS audit. The legislation would also require independent courts to review any presidential "super pardon" or immunity arrangement.
• DOJ halts progress on Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche informed a House committee that the Department of Justice is not advancing President Trump's proposed $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund." Despite media reports suggesting the fund is "dead," Blanche's comments indicate that the fund has not been officially scrapped. President Trump continues to support the initiative. The fund was intended to address perceived weaponization of government agencies, but its status remains uncertain following the DOJ's decision not to move forward.