Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, greets supporters after speaking at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) reaffirmed his endorsement of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on June 2, telling reporters he had met with Platner
The Homeland Security secretary said he could answer the question “if we didn’t think courts were politicized.”
The acting Attorney General made the commitment at a congressional hearing.
The GOP bill is circulating just as a key Trump intelligence appointment has thrown Democratic support for a Section 702 extension into doubt.
Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday that the Justice Department is not moving forward with its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that has become a major obstacle to the GOP agenda in Congress. “We are not moving forward with the fund. Period,” he told lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee. “Not moving
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at House Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional committee on June 2 that the U.S.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers the Justice Department will not move forward with its proposed anti-weaponization fund, saying the effort is over despite ongoing litigation and questions about its future after June 12.