World Jun 01, 2026 · 1 min read

Democrats vow to challenge Trump’s $1.8bn ‘Maga slush fund’ in US Senate

Chuck Schumer shares plans to force vote on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and accuses Trump of ‘corruption’Democrats in the US Senate vowed to force Republicans to vote on a $1.8bn “MAGA slush fund” established as part of a resolution of Donald Trump’s long-shot lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Serv...

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The Guardian
by George Chidi
Democrats vow to challenge Trump’s $1.8bn ‘Maga slush fund’ in US Senate

Chuck Schumer shares plans to force vote on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and accuses Trump of ‘corruption’

Democrats in the US Senate vowed to force Republicans to vote on a $1.8bn “MAGA slush fund” established as part of a resolution of Donald Trump’s long-shot lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

The US president has described the secretive and loosely controlled “anti-weaponization fund” as a means of paying the victims of politicized prosecutions. Members of his own party are among those who have expressed alarm.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by George Chidi.

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