Senate Republicans narrowly blocked a Democratic amendment designed to dismantle President Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund Thursday, falling just one vote short in a 49-50 tally. The measure, introduced by Senator Chuck Schumer during Wednesday’s reconciliation package session, sought to prohibit the Department of Justice from establishing the fund intended for Americans targeted and persecuted under the Biden administration’s legal tactics.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed this week that the DOJ is abandoning the $1.8 billion fund in its current form. Despite Schumer’s amendment failing by a single vote, President Trump and his team remain committed to implementing an alternative plan to compensate individuals affected by Biden-era prosecutions.

Three Republican senators—Susan Collins of Maine, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, and John Husted of Ohio—defied party lines to support Schumer’s proposal. All three face challenging re-election campaigns in November, a common thread among the crossover votes. The amendment, which would have amended a $70 billion immigration enforcement budget package, still lost by one vote amid ongoing Senate debates over whether Americans punished by politicized legal actions can ever be remedied.

The outcome underscores the administration’s unresolved commitment to its goal of addressing victims of Biden-era prosecutions, even as Schumer’s effort to halt the fund was swiftly negated. The broader conflict over accountability for lawfare-driven harms remains open, with Senate Republicans signaling their readiness to defend the framework while Democrats push for its termination.