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UPDATED May 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
May 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Applications roll in for Trump’s $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
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Applicants are submitting requests to the Justice Department for the nearly $1.8B anti-weaponization fund before it can officially begin.
WHO: Justice Department
WHAT: Applications are being submitted for the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund before commissioners are chosen to allocate the money.
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The fund cannot officially start until commissioners are selected to decide how the money is distributed, but applications are already coming in.
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- CNBC Top News —
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- NBC News —
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- New York Times — View reporting
- PBS NewsHour —
2 articles
- The Independent —
2 articles
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