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An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of President Donald Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Jun 12, 2026

Trump’s allies have another plan to pay ‘weaponization’ victims

Some Trump allies are shifting focus to a different way to make payouts to his supporters, including those who took part in the January 6, 2021, riot on the U.S. Capitol.

A general view of the White House as President Donald Trump's motorcade returns following a trip to Trump National Golf Club, in Washington, D.C., on July 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo)
May 29, 2026

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s $1.8B ‘weaponization’ fund

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from setting up a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of what Trump has called government "weaponization."

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent assists Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers as passengers are screened at a checkpoint at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on March 27, 2026. (REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo)
May 22, 2026

Republican revolt over Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund stalls ICE funding vote

Senate Republicans abandoned plans to vote on funding for immigration enforcement in a revolt against President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion fund for victims of government "weaponization."

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn on January 6, 2026, embraces Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for entering the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and rejected her pardon from President Donald Trump, before the start of a Capitol Hill forum to mark the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
May 20, 2026

Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters on January 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit seeking to halt President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of political "weaponization."

A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, in Washington on Feb. 1, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
May 18, 2026

Trump drops IRS lawsuit in exchange for DOJ $1.76B ‘weaponization’ fund

The Trump administration said it created a $1.76 billion fund for victims of political "weaponization" to settle a lawsuit Trump had filed over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.

Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, then a lawyer for one of President Donald Trump’s associates, boards Trump’s plane in 2023. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Apr 16, 2026

Justice Department settles with IBM over alleged DEI practices

IBM has agreed to pay the U.S. government $17 million to settle Justice Department allegations that the company’s DEI policies violated antidiscrimination laws.

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, shown this past January, separately had his conviction vacated and charges dismissed last year. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Apr 15, 2026

DOJ moves to undo Jan. 6 rioters’ convictions for seditious conspiracy

Federal prosecutors are seeking to wipe out the seditious conspiracy convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who helped plan the Jan. 6, 2021, riots.

Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery), center, testifies to the Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee on her bill banning anyone convicted in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol from serving on a state commission, board, or work group. Testifying with her Tuesday were former U.S. Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn, left, and Aquilino Gonell. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Mar 18, 2026

MD bill bans Jan. 6 Capitol attack convicts from serving on state boards

A Maryland bill would ban those convicted for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 from serving on a state panel and from certain positions.

A model of a Washington, D.C., Metro 8000-series train at the factory. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post)
Mar 16, 2026

MD man, pardoned after Jan. 6 riot, barred from DC Metro for allegedly touching women’s hair

A Maryland resident pardoned for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection was barred by a judge from all D.C. Metro stations after being accused of touching women’s hair on trains and filming it.

Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee Vice Chair Cheryl Kagan, D-Montgomery, listens to speeches on the opening day of the 2026 legislative session. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Feb 20, 2026

MD bill would ban Jan. 6 riot convicts from serving on boards

A bill would prevent anyone convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot from being appointed to any Maryland state boards or commissions.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit on Jan. 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
Feb 3, 2026

Trump’s call to ‘nationalize’ elections draws furious pushback

President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to "nationalize" elections drew pushback on Tuesday from lawmakers.

Stacy Wade Hager stands near the White House on Jan. 7. He was sent to prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He was pardoned by President Donald Trump in January 2025. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Jan 28, 2026

They ransacked the US Capitol. They want the government to pay them back.

Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump are seeking refunds and compensation, raising new legal battles.