Acting attorney general Todd Blanche said Tuesday the Justice Department would abandon plans for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were unfairly investigated. His declaration was an attempt to end an unusual standoff between the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers who have refused to fund immigration enforcement agencies over concerns about the payout fund.

Just because the Justice Department is “not moving forward” with its “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday, doesn’t mean Jan. 6 rioters won’t be getting payouts from the federal government.

Senate GOP leaders are powering ahead with plans to pass $70 billion in new immigration enforcement funding — despite sharp disagreements that still exist in the party over how to handle President Donald Trump’s contentious settlement fund.

Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration agencies Wednesday.

The Trump administration is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday (June 2), after a rare backlash from Republican senators.

The Trump administration is moving to drop controversial plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization,” but will still provide immunity from any probes into the president’s past tax filings under a deal agreed to last month.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department won't move forward with President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund."

It’s pretty clear that the president has to say very explicitly that there’s not going to be a weaponization fund,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said.