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Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund scrapped, acting attorney general Todd Blanche confirms – live
Jun 2, 2026 - World 
Blanche confirms fund set up to compensate president’s allies will not go ahead after fierce backlash and court setbacksActing attorney general says Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund axedSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn six months, Adam Hamawy has gone from a political nobody to, deemed by most measures, the frontrunner in a crowded race, endorsed by prominent progressive and Democratic figures including Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Tammy Duckworth.His work history has driven him to call for Medicare for All, advocating for sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel, and the abolition of ICE – and to say openly he cannot support the Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer.CALIFORNIA: Vote today for Steve Hilton for Governor. He will work with me and the Federal Government, the money will flow because I have confidence in him (but not any of the others!), and we will MAKE CALIFORNIA GREAT AGAIN. Steve Hilton will NEVER let you down. VOTE NOW! Continue reading...
Acting attorney general says Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund is scrapped
Jun 2, 2026 - World 
However, Todd Blanche said the IRS will still be prohibited from auditing Donald Trump, his family and related entities‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fundThe federal government is abandoning an effort to create a $1.8bn secretive fund to compensate Donald Trump’s allies, but is maintaining an agreement that prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from auditing Trump, his family and related entities, the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Tuesday.“We are not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche said during a House appropriations committee hearing on Tuesday. He later added that the department would continue granting immunity to Trump and his family members on tax matters before the agreement was reached last month. Continue reading...
UK Now Using Elon Musk's Militarised Satellite Network Starshield: Report
Jun 2, 2026 - World 
Britain's defence ministry started transitioning operational military traffic to the more expensive Starshield service around the beginning of this year.
Starmer urges calm as far right seeks to exploit Henry Nowak murder
Jun 2, 2026 - World 
Prime minister echoes family’s plea that case should not be used to target communitiesPoliticians and community leaders have called for calm amid fears that the populist right is using the murder of Henry Nowak by a Sikh man to whip up racist resentment against minority ethnic Britons.After Nigel Farage called for the public to respond with “pure, cold rage”, Keir Starmer condemned the Reform UK leader, saying Nowak’s family had explicitly asked that the case not be used to target particular communities. Continue reading...
Hackers Trick Meta's AI To Infiltrate Instagram Accounts, Including Obama-Era White House Archive
Jun 2, 2026 - World 
Among the accounts reportedly compromised were the Obama-era White House archive account, beauty retailer Sephora, US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna, and cybersecurity researcher Jane Manchun Wong.