Trump, at Justice Department, decries 'weaponization'

His remarks come as the stock market slides. Fallout continues from Trump's tariff policy, with new levies slapped on alcohol, steel and aluminum imports, as well as his administration's reshaping of the federal government after layoffs began at the Department of Education.

Meanwhile, a shutdown seems averted after top Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer said he would vote in support of a stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of Friday's deadline.