Thune calls on White House to ditch $1.8B anti-weaponization fund

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters at the Capitol on Monday that his preference would be that the White House shut down the proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund if Congress is to pass a budget reconciliation package anytime soon. “I made my views very clear on the issue,” Thune said. Asked if he…