Republican backlash challenges Trump DOJ fund plan

Republicans are increasingly pushing back against President Donald Trump’s proposed nearly $2 billion Department of Justice fund, a plan he has described as an antiweaponization effort. The dispute has become a fresh source of tension within the GOP as lawmakers return to budget work in the Senate. The fund has already complicated Republican efforts to move forward with a broader reconciliation package that includes billions of dollars for immigration enforcement, including ICE and Border Patrol. GOP lawmakers were caught off guard by the proposal and questioned both its timing and how it would fit into the legislative process. Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are also preparing amendments and floor action aimed at blocking the fund altogether. Republican leaders now face the possibility that internal divisions over the DOJ proposal could slow or derail parts of the party’s broader spending and immigration agenda.