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Blanche rescinds $1.8B anti-weaponization fund; Family feud rocks Ohio House race
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche scraps President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
Plus, Trump says U.S. strikes on Iran are on hold again Monday morning, following Tehran’s request for a pause.
The… pic.twitter.com/U6hs15kw2D — Acting AG Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) August 3, 2026The move follows a political stalemate with Republican Sens.
Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, who had refused to advance Blanche’s nomination until the fund was officially removed in writing.
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