{"id":344854,"date":"2026-05-19T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/van-hollen-tears-into-blanche-over-anti-weaponization-fund-cnn-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:00:11","slug":"van-hollen-tears-into-blanche-over-anti-weaponization-fund-cnn-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/van-hollen-tears-into-blanche-over-anti-weaponization-fund-cnn-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Hollen tears into Blanche over \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund | CNN Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Aniuxvmrc-k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Van Hollen tears into Blanche over \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund | CNN Politics\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aniuxvmrc-k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>During his heated opening remarks Tuesday, Democratic Maryland Sen. 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