Congress returns with GOP agenda stalled over DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund
Summary
Congress is back after a break but faces problems passing money to immigration agencies because of a new Justice Department fund. This fund would pay people who claim the legal system was unfair to them, and some Republicans disagree with it, especially because some people involved in the Jan. 6 attack might get payments.Key Facts
- Senate Republicans planned to approve funding for immigration enforcement through a budget process.
- A $1.776 billion Justice Department fund was created to pay people who say they were unfairly targeted by the legal system.
- The fund is part of a legal settlement involving President Trump and the IRS.
- Some Republicans, including Senator Ted Cruz, strongly oppose the fund.
- Democrats plan to block the fund and force votes on it during Senate discussions.
- The fund worries Republicans about who would receive money and how to prevent payments to people who attacked law enforcement.
- A federal judge temporarily stopped the Justice Department from working on the fund last week.
- The House canceled a planned vote related to war powers with Iran before the break.
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