Dozen GOP rebels fail to permanently kill Trump's controversial $2B fund

Senate Republicans rallied against permanently killing President Donald Trump's nearly $2 billion "anti-weaponization" fund despite heavy criticism among their ranks.

Republicans and Democrats shut down an amendment from Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., that would prevent the fund from ever returning and instead divert the funding to the nation's fraud fund. Though Senate Democrats despise the "anti-weaponization" fund, diverting the money was a bridge too far for nearly the entire caucus.

A dozen Republicans voted for the amendment...