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Littwin: Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund even shocks some GOP lawmakers

The Republican Senate crisis over Trump's insurrectionist slush fund is so big that half of the Republican Senators were ready to vote with Democrats to rein in the fund.

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What happened Columnist Mike Littwin writes that Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund has even shocked some GOP lawmakers. Is that cause for hope? He doubts it.
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Left / center-leftRepublicans In Disarray: Half Of GOP Senators Were Ready To Vote With Democrats To Kill Trump's Slush Fund

PoliticusUsa · Left · News report

CenterLittwin: Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund even shocks some GOP lawmakers

Colorado Sun · Center · News report

Right / center-rightSenator John Cornyn Warns President Trump Will Be Impeached a Third Time if Republicans Lose the House

100 Percent Fed Up · Right · News report

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PoliticusUsaNews report · May 23, 4:11 PM

Republicans In Disarray: Half Of GOP Senators Were Ready To Vote With Democrats To Kill Trump's Slush Fund

The Republican Senate crisis over Trump's insurrectionist slush fund is so big that half of the Republican Senators were ready to vote with Democrats to rein in the fund.

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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · May 25, 9:36 PM

Senator John Cornyn Warns President Trump Will Be Impeached a Third Time if Republicans Lose the House

Senator John Cornyn went on News Nation to warn that Democrats would impeach President Trump again if they retake the House. The timing is hard to ignore: the Texas GOP Senate runoff is tom...

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Crooks and LiarsNews report · May 25, 4:50 PM

Lindell Eyes Trump's Sedition Slush Fund

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Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Guy, has announced he will file a claim with the Trump sedition fund. Lindell said that he had three separate companies - although he does not name the companies...

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Conservative TreehouseNews report · May 25, 2:00 PM

President Trump Reminds Texas to Vote for Ken Paxton in Tomorrow Senate Republican Primary

Delivering a reminder from his Truth Social Account, President Trump reminds Texas voters of the disappointment that John Cornyn represents and the endorsement for Ken Paxton to replace him...

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The American SpectatorNews report · May 25, 2:16 AM

Weird Democrat Candidates May Save GOP Majorities

One hardly has to be a political junkie to know that midterm elections rarely turn out well for the party...

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Colorado SunNews report · May 24, 9:05 AM

Littwin: Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund even shocks some GOP lawmakers

Columnist Mike Littwin writes that Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund has even shocked some GOP lawmakers. Is that cause for hope? He doubts it.

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The New RepublicNews report · May 22, 3:20 PM

House Republicans Give Wild Defenses of Trump’s Shady Slush Fund

Republicans are going all out to convince the American people that President Trump’s $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund for his MAGA allies is actually a good thing. Representative Jam...

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Tennessee LookoutNews report · May 22, 12:50 AM

US Senate GOP punts immigration bill amid big split with Trump over settlement fund

WASHINGTON — A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split...

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Minnesota ReformerNews report · May 21, 11:01 PM

US Senate GOP punts immigration bill amid big split with Trump over settlement fund

WASHINGTON — A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split...

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Rhino TimesNews report · May 21, 4:48 AM

Even Some Republicans Are Uneasy About Trump’s New $1.776 Billion “Anti-Weaponization” Fund

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Brought to you by the Rhino Times President Donald Trump’s new $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is drawing criticism not only from Democrats but from some Republicans in Congress as...

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