Dems spotlight anti-weaponization fund as US Senate GOP struggles to pass immigration bill

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 821

Last Updated: 3 hours, 59 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats, police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and their legal advocates spoke out Tuesday against the Trump administration’s proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.

The press conference, organized by liberal litigation organizations Public Citizen and Common Cause, occurred as Senate Democrats applied pressure to their Republican counterparts struggling to pass an immigration budget reconciliation bill with only a handful of votes to spare.

Democrats plan to …

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