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How a Republican revolt killed off Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund

How a Republican revolt killed off Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund

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The Department of Justice abandoned its plan for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. The Wall Street Journal reports the fund had threatened to sink Trump’s broader immigration priorities.

President Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. Reuters’s Jonathan Landay joins to explain why he’s a controversial pick.

The NBA Finals begin tonight. Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press breaks down the matchup between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.

Plus, why the Pentagon hired a Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism work, Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly testified in Congress, and how Ozempic may be reshaping some people’s brains. 

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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