Sullivan joins Democratic senators in failed vote to ban DOJ from creating ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Three Republicans in tough Senate races this fall joined Democrats in voting for an amendment to prevent the Justice Department from ever creating an “anti-weaponization fund” like the one President Trump proposed.

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio) voted in favor of the amendment, which ultimately failed 49-50.

If successful, it would have ended the marathon series of amendment votes on a reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement and sent the bill back to the Judiciary Committee to add language preventing the creation of the fund…(Read full story)