The biggest legal loss for the Trump administration during the week of May 23, 2026, was a federal court order freezing its new $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.
A federal judge in Virginia temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to create and operate a $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people whom the administration says were harmed by government “weaponization.” This would include insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The court barred transfers of money, review of claims, and payouts while litigation proceeds.
The administration also saw a federal lawsuit against Boston’s sanctuary-city policies dismissed, while broader immigration policies continued to face challenges following earlier appellate rulings against Trump’s asylum restrictions.
Summarized from “US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund” by Sam Levine, The Guardian, May 29, 2026.