DOJ says it will stop work on $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund"

Name: DOJ says it will stop work on $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund"
Uploaded: 2026-06-01T22:09:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 8 s
Description: The Justice Department said Monday that it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the establishment of the program. The move comes after the plan earned intense pushback from Republicans in Congress that threatened to imperil the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill.

The Justice Department said Monday that it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the establishment of the program. The move comes after the plan earned intense pushback from Republicans in Congress that threatened to imperil the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill.