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The Trump Administration's controversial "anti-weaponization" fund is turning into a $1.8 billion stick of political dynamite. As today's show begins, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is back on Capitol Hill trying to stem a Republican revolt over the fund, which will be used to pay off Trump allies and supporters, including people who were convicted of crimes over the past decade, January 6th insurrectionists among them. 

Also on today's show: An interview with "The Pitt" actor Noah Wylie, who came to Capitol Hill today to speak about health care. 

 
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"It's not about retribution. It's about sending a message." That's what a senior Trump adviser told CNN's Kristen Holmes last night about Thomas Massie's loss in Kentucky, meaning Republican officials defy President Trump at their peril. And that won't change even as Trump's standing with non-MAGA voters hits record lows over the past three weeks. 

 
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Some Republicans as well as Democrats are expressing deep concern about the unprecedented $1.7+- billion pot of money the president plans to dole out to people he calls "victimized" by the federal government. Democrats tried to get more information from the man in charge of it, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will appoint the commissioners who will decide who gets paid. He just wrapped up about three hours of testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee.


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Bill Cassidy is the latest victim of Donald Trump's revenge tour. The longtime Louisiana senator, who once voted to impeach Trump, lost the primary this weekend to a Trump-backed rival. Hoping to avoid the same fate tomorrow is Kentuck's Tom Massie, who forced the release of the Epstein files and has been one of the biggest critics of the president's war in Iran. 

 
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Get the inside scoop on the fiercest political showdowns this season! From President Trump's battles with GOP dissenters to Sherrod Brown's Senate race comeback. Dive deep into the political battles shaping our nation.
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