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GOP's primed for primary season payback on Trump's most ambitious, controversial policy

Senate Democrats are doing everything they can to kill President Donald Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund, and Republicans may be keen on helping them.The nearly $2 billion fund has drawn heavy criticism from both sides of the aisle since its announcement last month as part of the settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). And Senate Republicans, already incensed over Trump's decision to push out two popular members of the conference, strongly dislike the fund. Though not the primary driver in Republicans' disdain for the fund, Trump's choice to get involved in Louisiana...