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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

  • By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press

A federal judge in Virginia has extended a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the government is scrapping its plans for the fund after bipartisan backlash. Plaintiffs' attorneys aren't satisfied by Blanche's assurances the fund won't move forward. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema previously agreed to temporarily block President Donald Trump's Republican administration from proceeding with the fund for at least two weeks. Brinkema on Friday gave the parties a week to negotiate an agreement for Blanche to submit a sworn declaration the administration won't revive the fund.

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Moussaoui pleads guilty

  • The Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring with the hijackers in the Sept. 11 plot and declared Osama bin Laden …