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That was journal reporter Sarah O'Brien.
And that's it for What's New Sunday for May 31st.
Today's show was produced by Danny Lewis with supervising producer Melanie Roy.
I'm Alex Osola, and we'll be back tomorrow morning with a brand new show.
Until then, thanks for listening.
Companies wanted their workers to use more AI until it started costing too much.
Plus, a federal judge puts a temporary pause on the creation of President Trump's, quote, anti-weaponization fund.
And why film studios are rushing to set up shop in New Jersey?
It's Friday, May 29th.
I'm Alex Ocelev for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
We begin today's show in Virginia, where a federal judge has hit pause on the Trump administration's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund because of a legal challenge to stop it.
The order temporarily prevents officials from transferring money into it or paying claims out of it.
The Justice Department didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
And in another legal ruling against Trump today, a federal judge in Washington, D.C.
said that the president's name must be removed from the Kennedy Center.
He said the decision to change the name must come from Congress, and he gave the Cultural Arts Center two weeks to remove Trump's name from the building.
The judge also said that the Kennedy Center can't be closed for two years while it's under renovation, but he said that the repair work can go forward.
Turning to the banking industry, several of the largest banks in the U.S.