Senate defeats Tillis plan to turn $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund into an anti-fraud fund (opens in new tab)

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to redirect the $1.8 billion proposed for the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund to bolster the budget for cracking down on fraud against U.S. taxpayers. “This amendment prohibits federal funds from being used to establish, administer, defend or pay claims…