White House seeks $1B for “anti-weaponization” security fund as GOP opposes

On 2026-05-21, the White House sent Senate Republicans a talking-points letter backing the proposed $1.8 billion "weaponization fund" tied to the Trump administration's anti-weaponization security effort. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was also meeting with Senate Republicans to defend the fund as lawmakers weighed amendments and restrictions. The article frames this as a same-day lobbying and defense effort by the White House toward skeptical GOP senators in Washington, DC.