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‘Anti-weaponization’ fund retreat

CQ Budget, Episode No. 394

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has called for the Justice Department fund to be shut down.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has called for the Justice Department fund to be shut down. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Michael Macagnone, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted June 2, 2026 at 4:10pm

The Trump administration began to back down from its push for a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund intended to compensate alleged victims of past administrations. CQ Roll Call’s Michael Macagnone and Aidan Quigley join host David Lerman to discuss what the apparent retreat might mean for a GOP reconciliation bill on immigration enforcement.

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