A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the White House from moving ahead with a $1.8 billion compensation package that critics have denounced as a "slush fund" for President Donald Trump's political allies.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from disbursing money from the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. The order keeps the scheme on hold as a lawsuit questions the fund's legal basis, oversight and eligibility rules.

The Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Virginia, putting any plans to compensate people who claim the federal governmen

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for Trump allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday also barred the government from moving forward with the fund’s creation while litigation is pending to challenge it.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for Trump allies.