Primary Results, DOJ Scraps Anti-Weaponization Fund, Trump Appoints Acting DNI

This segment covers the latest midterm primary results across several states, including Iowa, Montana, and California, highlighting setbacks for Trump-endorsed candidates. It also reports on the Justice Department scrapping Trump's anti-weaponization fund and the appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.

The Trump administration has abandoned plans for a controversial $1.8 billion fund designed to compensate individuals claiming to be targets of politicized investigations. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, as the acting director of national intelligence.

Donald Trump's appointment of Pulte as acting DNI has drawn scrutiny over qualifications and highlighted a pattern of using administrative power to target political opponents. The discussion covers Trump's pressure on officials to investigate figures like Letitia James, Adam Schiff, and Lisa Cook.