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June 7, 2026
Jason Linkins
Trump Is a Hot Mess—and He’s Cooking His Party
Republicans are rotting from the top, following the president down the path of crashing out and complaining instead of governing.
June 4, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Senator Cassidy Makes Unbelievable Move to Kill Trump’s Slush Fund
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is taking action after losing his primary election following Trump’s endorsement of his opponent.
June 4, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
50 Senate Republicans Kill Measure to Ban Trump’s Slush Fund
Only three Republicans voted with Democrats to codify language banning the slush fund.
June 3, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Undercuts His Own Advisers and Admits Slush Fund Isn’t Dead
Donald Trump says the slush fund will happen. His own team says it’s over.
June 2, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Todd Blanche Confirms Trump Slush Fund Is Dead After Republican Outcry
Not even Donald Trump’s own party could get behind the fund.
June 2, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Republicans Demand Trump Explicitly Kill His Slush Fund Plans
Republican senators want a real answer from the Trump administration about what’s happening with the Anti-Weaponization Fund.
June 2, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Top Republican “Practically Begging” Trump to Drop Slush Fund
Senator John Thune is worried that Donald Trump’s obsession with revenge is putting the midterms at risk.
June 1, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Plans to Drop $1.8 Billion Slush Fund After Major Court Loss
The Trump administration is reportedly giving up on the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
May 29, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund in Major Blow
A court has temporarily suspended work on Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
May 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Treasury Secretary Flails When Grilled About Slush Fund
Scott Bessent attempted to shut down all questions about the fund.
May 27, 2026
Edith Olmsted
The Shady Way Trump’s Board of Peace Is Collecting Money
The fund’s official account is empty. But its JPMorgan account?
May 23, 2026
Jason Linkins
Trump Is Now a World-Class Kleptocrat
The president’s demand for a slush fund to pay billions of dollars to his cronies places him among the planet’s most infamous political criminals.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
House Republicans Give Wild Defenses of Trump’s Shady Slush Fund
Republican members of Congress are lining up to defend Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Desperately Tries to Convince Republicans to Support Slush Fund
Donald Trump is facing major backlash from both lawmakers and voters over the fund.
May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Rep. Wants to Use Trump Slush Fund to Steal From Americans
Representative Andrew Clyde also wants a piece of the pie.
May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Tells Republicans to Defend His Slush Fund by Lying
The Department of Justice has given Republicans a list of talking points not grounded in reality.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Flee Work Early to Avoid Voting on Trump’s Slush Fund
Republicans in the Senate went home earlier than scheduled, abandoning a key budget vote so they wouldn’t also have to vote on the slush fund.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Senate Republicans in Uproar After DOJ Meeting on Slush Fund
The Trump administration is having a hard time selling the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to Republicans in Congress.
May 21, 2026
Finn Hartnett
“Stupid on Stilts”: Republican Senator Rips Trump’s Slush Fund
Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund has found yet another Republican critic.
May 21, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Worst People You Know Are Applying to Trump’s Slush Fund
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, and more.
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