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Trump administration scraps US$1.8B 'slush fund' for political allies

The Trump administration has withdrawn a controversial US$1.8 billion compensation program that critics had labeled a "slush fund." This initiative was intended to reimburse individuals who claimed unfair treatment by the US government. A federal judge had previously placed a temporary block on the fund's creation, and its abandonment marks a setback for a key second-term policy proposal. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a significant policy reversal by a US administration involving a large sum of money and facing political and judicial opposition. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Trump administration scraps US$1.8B 'slush fund' for political allies

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Trump team abandons US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate supporters

    The US Justice Department on Tuesday dropped a contentious plan to create a US$1.8 billion compensation programme that critics had denounced as a “slush fund” for President Donald Trump’s political allies. “We are not moving forward with the fund,” Acting Attorney General Todd Bl…