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President Trump is refusing to say his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead after his acting attorney general said it was yesterday.

It was meant to support Trump allies who say they were targeted by the government.

But NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the lack of clarity is like to fuel bipartisan concerns that the fund could be resurrected.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president was asked if the $1.8 billion compensation fund was dead or on hold.

He said he was unsure and that he would have to ask attorneys.

The weaponization fund, as far as I'm concerned, was a beautiful thing. It was

something I didn't make it, but I heard that. I thought that was the greatest thing.

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, told members of Congress this week, though,

that the administration would not seek to resurrect the fund that could be used to pay taxpayer dollars to people convicted in the January 6th Capitol riot.

The mixed messages are raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill, where Republicans have raised concerns about how voters would respond in the midterms.

Franco, Ordonez, andanus, the White House.

The crowded race to replace Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is looking like it could come down to Democrat, Javier Bacera, and Republican Steve Hilton.

Laura Fitzgerald from member station Cap Radio in Sacramento has more.

You might not expect a Republican to be in the lead here in California. But here, most races are a top two primary,

meaning the two candidates who get the most votes in the primary end up advancing to the general

election, regardless of what party they're in. And more Democrats were running, meaning they'd each

get a smaller percentage of the vote. Javier Becerra is leading the pack of Democrats in the race. He's got a

lengthy political career, kind of a fixture of California's Democratic establishment.

Laura Fitzgerald from Member Station Cap Radio reporting. The World Health Organization has

reduced the official case count of the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. As NPR's Jonathan

Lambert reports, the outbreak still poses a great

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