DOJ will pause $1.8 billion fund, per court order. And, key primaries to watch today

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The Justice Department says it will abide by a federal court order that puts funds for the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization program on hold. The administration says the fund would compensate people who allege they were targeted by the federal government. The fund has faced bipartisan backlash and concerns that it would be used to pay people convicted for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6,

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