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Under pressure, Trump administration drops controversial fund for Capitol rioters
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With less than six months to go before the midterm elections, numerous senators from the Republican Party had opposed the creation of this $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and supporters. The project had been frozen by a federal judge.
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