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Schumer rips Senate Republicans for passing billions in ICE and Border Patrol funding in late-night vote
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., slammed Senate Republicans after most of them voted to pass a bill to green light billions of dollars in funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The measure passed 52-47, mostly along party lines, though one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined Democrats in voting against passage.
«Tonight, Senate Republicans passed a rotten bill that makes their priorities painfully clear: more money for Donald Trump, more power for Donald Trump, and nothing to lower costs for working families. Republicans refused to permanently outlaw Trump’s $2 billion slush fund, leaving taxpayers to rely on nothing more than a promise from Donald Trump’s personal fixer. That is not accountability. That is a permission slip,» Schumer said in a statement.
TRUMP SCORES VICTORY DESPITE GROWING GOP DIVIDE AFTER SENATE PASSES $70B ICE, BORDER PATROL FUNDING PACKAGE
Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference following a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on June 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«They pumped another $70 billion into Trump’s personal police force, defended Trump’s corrupt ballroom, and protected his slush fund for cop-beaters— all while voting against Senate Democrats’ efforts to lower the cost of housing, health care, gas, and childcare,» Schumer continued. «The Republican agenda is now written in black and white: a slush fund for Trump, tax dodges for Trump, a ballroom for Trump, and a private militia for Trump. For hard-working Americans? Nothing. Democrats are fighting to put money back in Americans’ pockets. Republicans are fighting to put more power, more money, and more weapons in Donald Trump’s hands.»
The Justice Department said in a statement last month «that as a part of the settlement agreement in President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, the Attorney General established ‘The Anti-Weaponization Fund’ to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.»
The DOJ explained, «The Fund will receive $1.776 billion and will come from the judgment fund, which is a perpetual appropriation allowing DOJ to settle and pay cases.»
DOZEN GOP REBELS FAIL TO PERMANENTLY KILL TRUMP’S CONTROVERSIAL $2B FUND
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives to a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
During a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the DOJ will never move forward with the plan for the anti-weaponization fund, which he said had not been «set up yet,» noting that no commissioners had been named and no claims had been made yet.
ACTING AG BLANCHE REVEALS FATE OF TRUMP’S ‘ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND’ UNDER PRESSURE FROM HOUSE LAWMAKERS
«After tonight’s vote, it’s clear to Americans that Republicans refused to outlaw Donald Trump’s $2 billion slush fund,» Schumer said in another statement released by Senate Democrats. «Now the whole country can see the truth: Republicans fought like hell to protect Donald Trump and his slush fund but didn’t lift a finger to help working Americans lower their costs.»
President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
«Senate Republicans tried to bury their radical agenda in the dead of night, but Democrats forced them to answer for it — amendment after amendment, vote after vote. Republicans voted against building 7 million new affordable homes, against lowering gas prices, against cracking down on health insurance companies that deny Americans coverage, against making childcare more affordable, and so much more. Again and again, Republicans chose Trump instead. While families are struggling to get ahead, Senate Republicans just voted to help Trump bleed them dry,» Schumer added.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
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The package would still need to clear the House of Representatives before heading to President Donald Trump.
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Senate resumes Todd Blanche confirmation hearing amid fiery testimony
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces renewed scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway provides expert analysis on Blanche’s performance, highlighting his focus on law enforcement priorities and crime reduction. Senators question Blanche’s independence and prior actions in the Justice Department.
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The Trump administration took the fight over who controls U.S. attorney appointments to a whole new level, firing a Seattle-based prosecutor less than an hour after he was picked for the job without the blessing of the administration.
«District court judges can appoint a temporary U.S. Attorney, and POTUS can fire them,» acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote Wednesday on X as he was testifying before the Senate in his confirmation hearing, calling out a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington state panel for elevating Judge Roger Rogoff to be the top federal prosecutor in Seattle.
«WDWA judges abandoned the time-honored process of consultation with the administration so that the selected U.S. Attorney is qualified to serve in the administration,» Blanche said. «Roger Rogoff has been fired by the President.»
That post came after Rogoff, 57, a former King County Superior Court judge and longtime state and federal prosecutor, was sworn in before 8 a.m. local time at the federal courthouse in downtown Seattle as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.
TRUMP’S AG NOMINEE RACKS UP MASSIVE SUPPORT AHEAD OF CONFIRMATION HEARING: ‘REAL RESULTS’
Judge Roger Rogoff spent 20 years as a state prosecutor and six as a federal prosecutor before becoming a state judge, and admitted he knew the administration might fire him immediately but did not reject taking on «the best job there is.» (Ted S. Warren/AP)
He then went to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and asked to meet with Charles Neil Floyd, the Trump administration’s preferred choice for the job, whose 120-day interim term expired in February.
While Rogoff waited in the lobby, he received an email notifying him that Trump had removed him from office.
Rogoff’s situation was not mentioned in Blanche’s Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, but Blanche is back before the Senate again Thursday and Rogoff now might be a notable topic of discussion during his confirmation process.
BIDEN JUDGE REJECTS TRUMP’S SANCTUARY CITIES LAWSUIT, SAYS EVEN A WIN WOULDN’T SOLVE DOJ’S PROBLEM
The quick dismissal came after all 17 active and senior federal judges in the deep-blue district appointed Rogoff to the vacancy. The judges, appointed by five presidents (10 by Democrats and seven by Republicans), had opened an application process after the administration did not send Floyd’s nomination to the Senate and instead kept him in place by making him first assistant U.S. attorney while leaving the top job vacant.
U.S. attorneys, who serve as the Justice Department’s chief federal prosecutors in each district, are normally nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Federal law allows the attorney general to name an interim U.S. attorney for 120 days. If that period expires without a confirmed nominee, district judges may appoint someone to serve until the vacancy is filled.
Because of obstruction by Democrats in the narrowly held Senate, the Trump administration has resorted to using acting titles and other personnel moves to keep its prosecutors in place. Courts have pushed back in several Democrat-heavy districts like Seattle and New Jersey, issuing legal challenges to the Justice Department and White House authority.
«I don’t think it’s the way to run the Department of Justice,» Rogoff told The New York Times. «When you have this sort of made up way of putting people in these positions, the process breaks down.»
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., opposed Floyd for the U.S. attorney job and blasted Rogoff’s quick firing.
«Throughout his career, he has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to public service, and he was appointed legally by the federal judges in the Western District of Washington,» Murray wrote in a statement. «This administration doesn’t want to deal with advice and consent — they just want to install cronies to carry out a corrupt political agenda.»
LEGAL WAR ON TRUMP’S AGENDA GAINS FIREPOWER AS FEDERAL LAWYERS DEFECT TO DEMOCRATS
Trump administration officials have long noted that the «advise and consent» role of the Senate does not grant Democrats against Trump’s administrative priorities to be a hard block on his agenda and nominees, though.
Rogoff has retained an employment law firm and is considering a legal challenge to his firing.
Fox News Digital reached out to Rogoff for comment.
The Seattle clash follows similar disputes elsewhere. In New Jersey, Alina Habba resigned as the top federal prosecutor after an appeals court said she had been serving unlawfully. In Virginia, Lindsey Halligan left an acting U.S. attorney post after a judge found her appointment unlawful and dismissed indictments she had brought against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey.
The administration has also fired court-appointed U.S. attorneys in other districts.
Rogoff, who spent 20 years as a state prosecutor and six as a federal prosecutor before becoming a state judge, said he knew the administration might fire him immediately. Despite this, he said he had no qualms about the potential conflict he was walking into, because being U.S. attorney is «the best job there is.»
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«I’m really proud of my career,» Rogoff said. «The fact that the judges of this district — most of whom I’ve spent my career appearing in front of, or trying cases against, or working with — believed that I was the right person to do this work is just really humbling and amazing.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Estados Unidos extendió sus ataques en el norte de Irán y Teherán respondió con misiles y drones
La escalada entre Estados Unidos e Irán alcanzó un nuevo pico de tensión en la madrugada del jueves, cuando las fuerzas estadounidenses intensificaron sus ataques y golpearon objetivos más al norte, incluso en las inmediaciones de Teherán.
Además, la Marina de EE.UU. disparó contra un barco que, según Washington, intentó romper el bloqueo naval impuesto sobre la República Islámica.
La respuesta iraní no tardó en llegar: el régimen lanzó misiles y drones contra Bahréin, Jordania y Kuwait antes del amanecer, en una serie de ataques que involucraron a países que albergan bases estadounidenses.
Las autoridades de esos Estados confirmaron la ofensiva, aunque no reportaron daños ni víctimas de inmediato.
Amenazas cruzadas y advertencias sobre una guerra total
El mando militar conjunto de Irán endureció su postura y advirtió que, si el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump cumple su amenaza de atacar plantas de energía y puentes en territorio iraní, la respuesta será devastadora.
“Toda la infraestructura en la región será aplastada bajo los golpes de acero de las poderosas fuerzas armadas de la República Islámica de Irán”, aseguró el coronel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, vocero del Cuartel General Central Khatam Al-Anbiya. Un buque en el estrecho de Ormuz. (Foto: REUTERS).
Zolfaghari también remarcó que Irán no permitirá bajo ningún concepto la injerencia de Estados Unidos en el estrecho de Ormuz, al que definió como “la invencible línea roja de Irán”.
La tensión en la región se disparó tras días de ataques cruzados, que hicieron añicos el acuerdo para poner fin a la guerra y reavivaron el temor a un conflicto a gran escala.
Funcionarios iraníes denunciaron que los bombardeos estadounidenses causaron más de 35 muertos y 300 heridos, y que por primera vez los ataques alcanzaron zonas cercanas a la capital.
El bloqueo naval y el impacto en el precio del petróleo
El conflicto se agravó cuando, tras el inicio de la guerra el 28 de febrero, Irán cerró de facto el estrecho de Ormuz al tráfico marítimo, lo que disparó el precio del petróleo y fertilizantes a nivel global.
Estados Unidos, que busca reabrir la vía marítima, reimpuso el bloqueo naval el miércoles, pero hasta ahora no logró restablecer el flujo normal de barcos.
El presidente del Parlamento iraní, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, advirtió que Irán está listo para una confrontación militar más amplia si Washington no respeta los términos del acuerdo.
Por su parte, la Guardia Revolucionaria amenazó con detener todas las exportaciones de energía desde Oriente Medio: “La exportación de petróleo y gas de la región será o para todos o para nadie”, sentenció.
Mientras tanto, el precio del crudo Brent superó los 85 dólares por barril, un 15% más que antes del conflicto, aunque lejos del pico de 120 dólares.
Nuevos ataques y liberación de una ciudadana estadounidense
En la última oleada de violencia, los bombardeos estadounidenses alcanzaron zonas de la provincia de Semnan, donde Irán desarrolla misiles balísticos y su programa espacial, y también la isla Gran Tunb, un punto estratégico en el estrecho de Ormuz. Además, un ataque contra la 388ª Brigada de Infantería Mecanizada en Sistán y Baluchistán dejó al menos siete muertos y varios heridos, según la televisión estatal iraní. Washington bombardeó objetivos cerca de Teherán. (Foto: US CENTCOM).
En paralelo, la Marina de EE.UU. abrió fuego contra el petrolero Belma, con bandera de Curazao, que se dirigía a la isla de Kharg, principal terminal de exportación de Irán. Tras ignorar las advertencias, una aeronave estadounidense inutilizó el buque disparando un misil a la chimenea.
En medio de la escalada, el presidente Trump afirmó que Irán hizo un gesto de buena voluntad al liberar a una ciudadana estadounidense detenida desde 2024, identificada como Dena Karari por su abogado Jared Genser. Irán no confirmó la liberación y el caso no era público hasta el momento.
El estrecho de Ormuz, epicentro de la disputa
La reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz se convirtió en el principal desafío para Estados Unidos desde que Irán impuso restricciones al inicio de la guerra. Durante la vigencia del acuerdo provisional, algunos barcos lograron cruzar por una ruta cercana a Omán, bajo supervisión militar estadounidense y fuera del control de Teherán.
Sin embargo, en los últimos días, Irán atacó embarcaciones que utilizaban esa vía, lo que derivó en nuevos enfrentamientos.
Washington amenazó con reabrir el paso por la fuerza, aunque expertos advierten que eso requeriría una operación militar de gran escala.
Mientras tanto, la región sigue en vilo y el precio del petróleo continúa en alza, en medio de amenazas cruzadas y sin señales de una solución diplomática cercana.
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