Californians head to the polls as governor primary goes down to the wire – US politics live
by Tom Ambrose from World news | The Guardian on (#761BN)
Other races also taking place in state as well as primaries in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa and Montana
Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to keep pressing for a $1.8bn fund to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said on Monday, as the justice department paused the program to comply with a court order.
Trump's anti-weaponization" fund has faced legal setbacks since it was announced two weeks ago. The idea has also faced a mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a lack of oversight and the possibility of payouts to participants in the January 6 2021 riot at the US Capitol.
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