Trump's $1.8 billion weaponization fund put on hold after congressional pushback

President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of alleged government "weaponization" has been put on hold after opposition from Republicans in Congress. The pause comes amid a dispute over how the money, which emerged from a legal settlement with the US Justice Department over the Internal Revenue Service's handling of Trump's tax records, could be distributed. Federal judges in Virginia and Florida have also separately intervened, adding to the pressure on the administration.