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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stunned political analysts and observers on Wednesday with one of his answers during a CNN interview.

CNN's Paula Reid asked Blanche in an interview whether people who were convicted of hurting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection would be eligible for a payout from the newly created $1.776 fund the Department of Justice created as part of a settlement with President Donald Trump. The fund is meant to compensate people who claim they were wrongly prosecuted under former President Joe Biden's administration. It has also raised concerns that the money could be funneled to Trump's allies.

Jan. 6 rioters, Proud Boys leaders, and Trump allies are racing to stake their claims to President Donald Trump's $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, and some are already calculating exactly how much they believe they're owed.

Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy for his role in planning the Capitol attack, told Reuters he plans to apply, estimating he deserves between $2 and $5 million.

President Donald Trump got another round of bad news on Wednesday, as a poll commissioned by Fox News — which uses a respected nonpartisan surveying firm despite its notorious rightward reporting slant — revealed new approval lows for the president and many of his policies.

It's the latest in a string of polls agreeing Trump is at or near a low point with voters, with even a significant fraction of Republicans turning on him in recent surveys.

CNN anchor Erin Burnett's jaw nearly hit the floor on Wednesday as she reported on a startling admission a Trump voter made during a recent interview.

NPR spoke to a Trump voter on Tuesday who claimed that he and his partner had started fasting in order to save money on groceries. The comments came at a time when the Trump administration's economic figures showed a sharp rise in inflation due to the war in Iran. Grocery prices were up nearly 3% while prices for food outside of the home increased by 3.6%, according to the data.

Senate Republicans are debating restrictions on how President Donald Trump could use his $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" as part of their reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement, Punchbowl News reported on Wednesday evening.

This comes after widespread outrage about the fund, which was created as a so-called "settlement" after Trump dropped his $10 billion suit against his own IRS for failing to secure his tax information.

President Donald Trump's recent prayer rally on the National Mall laid bare the religious right's own Epstein files, and may have jeopardized one of his allies in Congress, according to one political analyst.

Trump held an event called "Rededicate 250" at the National Mall on Sunday, which was billed as a celebration of the impact Jesus Christ has had on the U.S. The event was attended by MAGA fans and Trump administration officials like Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). It was sharply criticized by some political analysts for representing a blending of church and state.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) asked his campaign donors this month to chip in for gas money.

In a fundraising email titled "Alaska needs you!!" obtained by Raw Story, Sullivan told donors, "To continue ushering in America's Golden Age and delivering results for Alaska, I'm personally reaching out to you to ask for a grassroots donation of $3, $5, or $10."

President Donald Trump's "awkward fail" during his speech at the Congressional picnic on Tuesday night caught the eye of one political analyst.

Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, spoke at the event, held on the South Lawn of the White House, and intended for Congressional lawmakers and their families to spend time with the president in a relaxed setting. Melania Trump thanked the House for passing the Fostering the Future Act, a bill she championed that makes several changes to foster care policies, before Trump spoke.

The Trump administration has no plans to seek congressional approval for President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial and is instead relying on a 100-year-old authorization for a completely different project that was never built, according to a report.

Administration officials argue that Congress effectively pre-approved the arch when lawmakers ratified a 1925 report by the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, which called for two 166-foot columns on Columbia Island, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Those columns were never constructed. Trump's arch would use the same 166-foot base but add another 84 feet of pedestal and statuary to reach 250 feet total.