Trump's $1.7B weaponization fund temporarily blocked by federal judge

Order blocks White House from ‘taking any further action’ on settlement fund until further legal arguments heardSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring any money into a secretive and loosely controlled $1.8bn fund while a legal challenge proceeds.The order from US district judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday bars the government from “taking other further action” in the creation or operation of the… — The Guardian