DHS Reportedly Spent Congressional Funds Meant To Counter China On America250, FIFA World Cup

The Department of Homeland Security used anti-China funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on security for FIFA World Cup matches and other events, Punchbowl News first reported Friday.The OBBB Act had set aside $170 million in funding for initiatives aiming to combat potential national security threats from China’s illegal fishing operations globally, according to Punchbowl News. However, an anonymous senior congressional official and an unnamed Trump administration official told the outlet that DHS had instead disbursed most of that funding toward security for World Cup matches, America’s 250th anniversary festivities and other major U.S. sporting events. (RELATED: No More ‘Dependency’ — DHS To Deny Green Cards To Immigrants On Welfare)Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz notched the $170