Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing

NPR News Monday 03 August 2026, 05:04 UTC By The Associated Press 1 min read

Key Points

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.

(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

[Image text:] Hon. Todd Blanche

Todd Blanche (PERSON) Trump (ORG) Donald Trump (PERSON) Mark Schiefelbein (PERSON)

Originally published by NPR News Read original →

Cuba suffers yet another nationwide blackout August 3, 2026Cuba's state-owned grid operator said the island's power system collapsed late on Sunday, the latest in a series of rolling power cuts caused by aging infrastructure and a US energy embargo. The outage comes on the heels of three nationwide power outages last month. What do we know about Cuba's latest blackout?

Deutsche Welle 24m ago

At least 72 dead in Ceuta, Spain says, as EU prepares talks on uncontrolled migrant crossings

Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory, most by swimming, have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing. At least 72 people died during the recent mass influx of migrants into Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco, Spanish officials said on Sunday, though Moroccan officials later presented a lower estimate. Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory, most by swimming, have...

Euronews 31m ago

Prysmian Strikes Deal to Buy US Electrical Maker Atkore

Deals Prysmian Strikes Deal to Buy US Electrical Maker Atkore Italy’s Prysmian SpA has struck an all-cash deal to acquire electrical manufacturing company Atkore Inc. Prysmian said it’s paying $95 per share for Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore, according to a statement on Monday. The offer values the company at an enterprise value of about $3.8 billion, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report that a deal was near.

Bloomberg Technology 49m ago

Singapore must prepare workers for more job changes and continuous retraining: Jeffrey Siow

Singapore must prepare workers for more job changes and continuous retraining: Jeffrey Siow Younger Singaporeans are unlikely to follow the same career paths as previous generations, where many worked for one organisation for a long time, the transport minister says. SINGAPORE: Singaporeans are likely to change jobs more frequently in future, and the government's focus will have to shift towards continuous retraining to help workers adapt, said Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow on Monday (Aug...

Channel News Asia 53m ago

Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing

Related Stories

Cuba suffers yet another nationwide blackout

At least 72 dead in Ceuta, Spain says, as EU prepares talks on uncontrolled migrant crossings

Prysmian Strikes Deal to Buy US Electrical Maker Atkore

Singapore must prepare workers for more job changes and continuous retraining: Jeffrey Siow