The U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on June 1 that Rosario “Pete” Vasquez would become the new chief of the Border Patrol. Vasquez succeeds Mike Banks, who stepped down from the role last month after 15 months.
GOP Rep. Kat Cammack (Fla.) on Monday morning criticized the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which the administration scrapped later in the day after intense backlash from congressional Republicans. Cammack, the chair of the Republican Women’s Caucus, said on Fox News’s “Mornings with Maria” that government weaponization is a “very real” and “rampant” problem….
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has hit pause on a proposed “Anti-Weaponization Fund” after an unfavorable court ruling. “The Department of Justice disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States
The $1.8 billion settlement was seen as a “slush fund” by the president’s critics and made many in his own party uncomfortable.
The move comes after the committee spent months attacking the attorney general during his primary against Sen. John Cornyn, which he won last week.
The DOJ paused the Trump administration's proposed anti-weaponization fund Monday, giving Senate Republicans space to push immigration enforcement funding.
The Marine Corps has a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drug use, and Marines in violation can face prosecution in military court Graham Platner (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner discussed buying cocaine in now-deleted Reddit posts and admitted to drug use and “partying it up” while backpacking during paid military leave. Platner,