{"id":212164,"date":"2026-05-30T21:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-federal-judge-pumps-the-brakes-on-trumps-1-8bn-anti-weaponization-fund-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T21:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:13:46","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-federal-judge-pumps-the-brakes-on-trumps-1-8bn-anti-weaponization-fund-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-federal-judge-pumps-the-brakes-on-trumps-1-8bn-anti-weaponization-fund-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: federal judge pumps the brakes on Trump\u2019s $1.8bn \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Order bars government from \u2018taking other further action\u2019 in the creation or operation of the fund so a case challenging it can continue \u2013 key US politics stories from Friday, 29 May at a glance
A federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked<\/a> the Trump administration from transferring any money into a secretive and loosely controlled $1.8bn<\/a> fund while a legal challenge proceeds.
The order from US district judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday bars the government from \u201ctaking other further action\u201d in the creation or operation of the fund while legal arguments in a case challenging the fund continue. The order is intended \u201cto ensure no funds are irreversibly disbursed from the Anti-Weaponization Fund\u201d, Brinkema wrote.
The government has said that anyone who is a victim of government weaponization can submit a claim to the fund, which will be controlled by four commissioners appointed by the US attorney general and a fifth appointed in consultation with congressional leadership.
There are no restrictions on who can apply for money from the fund, and even Republicans<\/a> have expressed outrage that January 6 rioters who assaulted police officers could receive a payout. The fund also does not have to disclose how much it paid to whom and its reasons for doing so, prompting criticism that it is essentially a slush fund.
The ruling from US district judge Leonie Brinkema, a Bill Clinton appointee, came in a lawsuit filed by the watchdog group Democracy Forward seeking to block the fund. The ruling is intended to preserve the status quo and was necessary after the government declined to provide assurances that no funds would be transferred or paid before 19 June to allow for adequate briefing in the case.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump claimed he could approve an Iran peace deal on Friday that contains major concessions from Tehran, including the opening of the strait of Hormuz and the elimination of the country\u2019s nuclear programme. However, top Iranian officials signalled a final agreement had not been reached.
The two versions indicate Trump may once again be practising his \u201cart of the deal\u201d as he seeks to talk his way out of a war that has disrupted global energy supplies and rocked the world economy<\/a>.
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A judge on Friday ordered the removal of Donald Trump\u2019s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the prestigious Washington DC<\/a> venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.
US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington directed the Trump administration<\/a> to take down all physical signage bearing Trump\u2019s name and to eliminate any references to a \u201cTrump Kennedy Center\u201d from official materials within 14 days.
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An executive order signed by Donald Trump<\/a> with little fanfare on Friday could have a huge impact on the health of US children, as it instructs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines almost in half.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Pam Bondi<\/a>, the former attorney general, defended the Department of Justice\u2019s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> files under her leadership on Friday, and told lawmakers on the House oversight and reform committee that she did not \u201clead every aspect\u201d of the department\u2019s effort, but rather she delegated oversight of the process to Todd Blanche, her former deputy attorney general, who is now acting attorney general.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Utah released the results of a year-long audit of the state\u2019s voter rolls<\/a>, finding that the vast majority of its voters are verifiably US citizens, amid an escalating legal battle with the Trump administration over access to voter registration data.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration<\/a> has extended protections shielding about 11,000 Lebanese people from deportation, allowing them to stay and work in the United States for another six months.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Louisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map on Friday that would eliminate a majority-Black congressional district<\/a><\/strong> that was at the center of a landmark supreme court ruling<\/a> gutting section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The US government deported more than 21,000 people to countries that the state department deemed too dangerous to visit<\/a><\/strong>, according to a Marshall Project analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data obtained by the Deportation Data Project<\/a> from Trump\u2019s inauguration through mid-March.
An ICE<\/a> agent wanted for shooting a Venezuelan man<\/a> during the sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota was arrested on Friday in Texas<\/a><\/strong>, authorities said.
Top New Jersey<\/a> officials announced on Friday that the state police will be taking over policing functions from federal immigration officers outside the contentious Delaney Hall facility<\/a><\/strong>, as reports surface of an influx of federal agents making their way to the area.
A senior intelligence operative accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m and hiding them at home<\/a> <\/strong>remained in custody in Virginia<\/a> on Friday after a judge pushed his first court appearance to next week.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 28 May 2026<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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