# ‘No Authority'

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Podcast: [The Weeknight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weeknight-7308595)
Published: 2026-05-23T01:54:33+00:00
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## Resource

The Trump administration faces growing legal and political pressure over its $1.8 billion slush fund for people it says faced political persecution. The Weeknight hosts and guests respond.

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