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Todd Blanche dumps Trump’s slush fund while Trump backs off Iran

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Washington is moving at full speed today, switching between nominee cleanup duty and sudden diplomatic plot twists.

Just before sitting down for his Senate confirmation hearing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche quietly killed off Donald Trump's controversial anti-weaponization fund. It turns out walking into a confirmation process with a dedicated budget for political retaliation makes senators a little nervous.

Meanwhile over at the White House, military strikes against Iran were abruptly called off. The administration tapped the brakes on military strikes after hints of a potential diplomatic deal emerged. Switching from full-scale escalation to negotiating table mode in a single afternoon is classic foreign policy turbulence.

Confirmation prep really has a way of sweeping aggressive policy promises right under the rug.

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  1. Black-Friday Bigfoot
    he really thought he could keep a retaliation budget and pass confirmation lol
    +1 jokeThinking you can hide a slush fund in DC is like trying to hide a bonfire in a library
  2. Litigious Cowboy
    calling off strikes for a deal is surprisingly sane for once
    +4 solidA rare moment of clarity that almost makes you forget the usual chaos
  3. Freeway Influencer
    classic DC shuffle. establish leverage, throw a bone to congress, reset.
    +8 exceptionalA concise summary of the political theater that keeps the gears of the swamp turning