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20 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 7, 2026.
Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis granted discovery in Alexandria, Virginia, over a fund born from Trump's settlement with the IRS. The attorney general has said the fund is dead; the plaintiffs say nobody ever rescinded it.
The attorney general says the fund is dead. But the document rescinding it was never signed by the people who created it — and a magistrate judge in Virginia just opened discovery into how it was built.
Proposed regulations would deny 501(c)(3) status to private schools whose admissions, scholarships, aid or athletics take race into account. They would bite for tax years starting May 31, 2027.
Kenneth Kies, once Trump's personal tax lawyer, was pushed toward the exit after telling officials a proposed request would violate a statute barring the White House from steering IRS audits, people familiar with the matter say.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled Trump acted in bad faith and 'improperly' used the courts to legitimize a sweeping immunity pact and a $1.776 billion fund for his allies.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers the department would not move forward with the fund created in Trump's IRS settlement, though provisions shielding the president's taxes remain.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers the DOJ is 'not moving forward with the fund, period,' abandoning a payout tied to a settlement of Trump's lawsuit over his leaked tax returns.
Despite rejecting funding for Trump allies, GOP lawmakers allowed administration to grant president potentially lucrative tax protections.
Todd Blanche tells lawmakers the Justice Department will not proceed with controversial compensation fund while preserving IRS audit protections for Trump family.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House panel the department would not move forward 'period,' days after a federal judge halted the program and Senate Republicans pushed back hard.
A group of lawyers with allegiance to the president negotiated the agreement in closely held discussions, leaving some White House officials feeling excluded from the process.
The ruling delivers a blow to both Trump and the Justice Department, which had used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.
Under the settlement, plaintiffs receive a formal apology but no damages, while Gov. Gavin Newsom and New York vow to tax 100% of any payouts and Senate Democrats push a matching excise tax.
Federal officials vow not to pursue any pending tax matters involving President Trump as part of broader agreement with Justice Department.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the new Justice Department fund — created without congressional approval as part of Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit settlement — in his first appearance before Congress, declining to say whether convicted Capitol attackers could collect.
Officials vowed not to pursue any matters involving President Trump's tax returns as part of compensation fund settlement.
The settlement, announced Monday, creates a presidentially appointed commission with sole authority to pay claimants who say they were targeted under the Biden administration — and critics call it an unconstitutional 'slush fund.'
Settlement framework would create a taxpayer-funded pool for Trump allies and Jan. 6 defendants, with the commission appointed by the president himself. Democrats call it a 'slush fund.'
Court demands clarity on whether DOJ will oppose president's massive damages claim over tax return disclosure.
The initiative, flowing from AG Pam Bondi's December memo, will embed IRS Criminal Investigation agents at the FBI to scrutinize funding streams at organizations deemed 'extremist' — a definition that critics say could sweep in mainstream advocacy groups.