The Justice Department faces setbacks as a federal judge halts the creation of a $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate victims of “weaponization and lawfare.”

A separate judge revived Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, citing possible deception in the rushed settlement that included the fund. Republican lawmakers and Trump allies have urged the fund’s launch, but legal obstacles loom.

Meanwhile, a judge ruled that the Kennedy Center cannot be renamed after Trump, citing a 1964 congressional act that fixed the name for President John F. Kennedy. The decision bars the agency from closing for renovations this summer, keeping the historic venue intact.