Senate Republicans beat back early attempts to quash the Justice Department’s controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and potentially endanger the GOP’s immigration enforcement bill.
Senators voted 50-49 Thursday to reject an attempt by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that would have sent the measure back to the Judiciary Committee to insert language that would nix President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion payout vehicle. The move was aimed at codifying the promise acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made to House appropriators Tuesday that the administration would scrap plans for the fund.
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