Three Republicans buck GOP as Senate defeats attempt to block Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Senate Republicans defeated language to block the creation of the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund, but not without three defections from swing state senators and hours of suspense on the chamber floor.

The Thursday vote, brought by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), was the first in a prolonged fight centered on the $1.776 billion settlement […] ...