Maga allies

The White House is turning on MAGA allies as an Iran deal triggers a conservative revolt. Conservative commentators Batya Ungar-Sargon and David Reaboi became recent targets.

President Trump’s deal to lift sanctions on Iran and provide access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund has caused a glum mood among the Senate Republican conference. GOP senators reported that colleagues are in dismay and somber over the agreement's cost.

The Senate passed a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement through 2029, despite opposition from some Republicans who wanted language to block the Trump administration's 'anti-weaponization' fund for MAGA allies. The bill passed with a 52-47 vote.

The Senate passed a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement through 2029, despite opposition from some Republicans who wanted language to block the Trump administration's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund for MAGA allies. The legislation passed 52-47.

Six Republican senators voted with Democrats for an amendment sponsored by Bill Cassidy to block the Trump administration from reviving a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund intended to pay MAGA allies who feel they were prosecuted by the Biden-era Justice Department.

Senate Republicans defeated an amendment sponsored by Chuck Schumer to prohibit the Justice Department from establishing a $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund. The amendment aimed to block funding for MAGA allies, though the acting Attorney General stated the administration would abandon the proposal.

Legal experts and critics from both political parties have condemned a $1.776bn 'anti-weaponization' fund launched by Donald Trump's justice department, calling it a corrupt slush fund for Maga allies that improperly benefits January 6 insurrectionists. The fund, intended to pay alleged victims of 'lawfare', has sparked a legal and political firestorm.

Legal experts and congressional critics are condemning a $1.776bn 'anti-weaponization' fund established by Donald Trump's justice department, labeling it a corrupt scheme benefiting Maga allies and January 6 insurrectionists. The fund, intended to support alleged victims of 'lawfare', is criticized as opaque and improperly aiding those who echo Trump's false claims about Biden's administration.

Republicans see a path forward for passing the budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement after the Trump administration withdrew its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund proposal. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and GOP senators are involved.

A Clinton judge has blocked Trump's $1.8 billion 'slush fund' intended for MAGA allies. The decision is described as a 'bombshell' in the article.

Senate Republicans have postponed voting on a $70 billion budget reconciliation package for immigration enforcement through 2029 due to internal disagreement over the Trump administration's proposal for an $1.8 billion compensation fund for MAGA allies. The disagreement has created significant division within the Republican conference.

An Israeli soldier was reported to have smashed a Jesus statue in Lebanon, sparking widespread outrage. Some former MAGA allies of Donald Trump condemned the desecration of the Christian religious symbol.

A group of Trump's MAGA allies released a playbook advocating mass deportations through worksite enforcement, risking coalition splits. The plan faces opposition from industries reliant on undocumented labor and aligns with historical strategies like Eisenhower's deportation efforts.