The Trump administration signaled it is backing off on the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund announced by the Justice Department that could send money to allies of President Donald Trump.

Many Senate Republican remain furious at the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and are refusing to advance a separate bill to fund immigration enforcement until they are satisfied that payouts won’t go to people who assaulted police during the January attack on the US Capitol and other guardrails are put in place.

The fund has sparked a broad backlash since it was announced earlier this month, exposing fractures within the Republican Party.

President Donald Trump is pausing plans for the Justice Department’s $1.776 billion “weaponization” fund amid opposition from Republicans in Congress, at least for two weeks. The Justice Department announced the move Monday after Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Back home, one of Trump’s most controversial moves — a $1.776 billion fund that could compensate supporters convicted of taking part in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot — i

The Justice Department said it 'strongly disagrees' with the court's ruling that paused a $1.776 fund for victims of government "weaponization," but would still abide by it.

President Trump is expected to make an announcement about plans to drop the Justice Department's "anti-weaponization" fund. NBC News' Melanie Zanona has details on the backlash the fund has faced on Capitol Hill.

A team of specialist divers said they pulled one man from a flooded cave in central Laos on Friday (May 29).  Seven Lao nationals had entered the cave in ​Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, but their exit was blocked,