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A federal judge in Virginia is temporarily blocking the Trump administration's anti-weaponization fund, intended to pay Trump allies and supporters who claim they were wrongly targeted by the federal government. Our panel of reporters and analysts weighs on on that decision.
Also on today's show: As today's show begins, former AG Pam Bondi has just finished testifying about her handling of the Epstein files. And she clearly tried very hard to throw Todd Blanche straight under the bus.
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The Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the woman who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and was awarded over $88 million. Federal prosecutors are now looking into whether Carroll committed perjury during a deposition related to those civil cases, when she said she didn't get any outside money for her lawsuit. Later, it was revealed that billionaire Hoffman paid some of her legal expenses.
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As today's show begins, President Trump is in the middle of a Cabinet meeting, which comes on the heels of Iranian state media reporting a peace deal with the US has been drafted.
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Is the Trump endorsement all Ken Paxton needs to defeat a Republican in office more than 20 years? We’ll have that answer as early as tonight when we get the results of the Texas GOP primary pitting incumbent Senator John Cornyn against the Trump-backed opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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As today's show begins, we're waiting for President Trump to arrive at Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony to honor fallen service members. This is a very meaningful Memorial Day with the US still at war with Iran, although we're hearing a lot of mixed messages from the White House over how the two countries are to making a deal to end it.
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Is the Iran conflict nearing its resolution or is there more turbulence ahead? Join Manu Raju on Inside Politics as we delve into the latest developments and political maneuverings surrounding this complex situation.
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Today's show begins just after our coverage of the swearing in of the Federal Reserve's new Chairman Kevin Warsh.
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The Trump Administration's controversial "anti-weaponization" fund is turning into a $1.8 billion stick of political dynamite. As today's show begins, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is back on Capitol Hill trying to stem a Republican revolt over the fund, which will be used to pay off Trump allies and supporters, including people who were convicted of crimes over the past decade, January 6th insurrectionists among them.
Also on today's show: An interview with "The Pitt" actor Noah Wylie, who came to Capitol Hill today to speak about health care.
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"It's not about retribution. It's about sending a message." That's what a senior Trump adviser told CNN's Kristen Holmes last night about Thomas Massie's loss in Kentucky, meaning Republican officials defy President Trump at their peril. And that won't change even as Trump's standing with non-MAGA voters hits record lows over the past three weeks.
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Some Republicans as well as Democrats are expressing deep concern about the unprecedented $1.7+- billion pot of money the president plans to dole out to people he calls "victimized" by the federal government. Democrats tried to get more information from the man in charge of it, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will appoint the commissioners who will decide who gets paid. He just wrapped up about three hours of testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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