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  "id": 80216,
  "title": "Todd Blanche confirms scrapping of $1.8bn ‘slush fund’ ahead of confirmation vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/todd-blanche-confirms-scrapping-of-1-8bn-slush-fund-ahead-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T07:47:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Times",
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  "summary": "Acting US attorney-general U-turns on ‘anti-weaponisation fund’ after two Republicans threaten to torpedo nomination",
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