IRS August 3, 2026
Blanche Rescinds $1.8B Weaponization Fund; Attorney General Vote to Move Forward
Two GOP holdouts—Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.—say they'll vote to confirm acting attorney general Todd Blanche after delay.
Taxes August 3, 2026
Trump Appeals Ruling Against His IRS Audit Immunity Deal
President Donald Trump is appealing a court order barring him from attempting to use a sweeping audit-immunity settlement that resolved his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
Payroll July 14, 2026
Government-Seeded Accounts Could Test Trump’s ‘Communists’ Claim
President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on democratic socialists who have won Democratic Party primaries could clash with his idea of creating investment accounts for American adults.
IRS July 13, 2026
Judge Rules Trump IRS Immunity Deal Has No ‘Basis in Law’
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams said the president's lawsuit against the IRS "was not brought to vindicate rights; it was brought to manipulate the judicial process to pursue benefits unavailable in litigation because the parties were not adverse.”
Taxes July 8, 2026
Senators Probe Trump’s IRS Immunity Deal
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and Ron Wyden are investigating whether the immunity deal also protects companies affiliated with President Donald Trump's family.
IRS June 10, 2026
‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Challengers Question Its Demise
Challengers to the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” asked a judge Tuesday to let them seek evidence the Justice Department truly is abandoning the program, born out of the president's settlement with the IRS.
IRS June 4, 2026
Bessent Stays Mum on ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund at Hearing
Democrats pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for information on Trump-IRS settlement get limited details during June 3 hearing.
IRS June 3, 2026
Trump to Drop $1.8 Billion Fund in IRS Deal, But Tax Probe Ban Stays, Blanche Says
The Trump administration is moving to drop controversial plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization,” but will still provide immunity from any probes into the president’s past tax filings under an agreed-to deal.
IRS June 1, 2026
Trump to Scrap $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Amid Broad Opposition
President Trump Monday was reportedly planning to scrap his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which was portrayed as a settlement to a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the IRS.
IRS June 1, 2026
Trump Ordered to Address ‘Grievous’ Fraud Claims in IRS Case
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to respond to “grievous allegations” that his deal with the government to create a $1.8 billion fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS was the result of a “fraud” on the court.
IRS May 29, 2026
Judge Temporarily Halts DOJ ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
The Justice Department announced the creation of the fund as part of settling a $10 billion lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against his own government, alleging violations of federal law for releases of his tax return information in his first term.
Taxes May 18, 2026
Justice Department Rolls Out $1.8B Fund as Part of Trump Settlement with IRS
The Justice Department announced May 18 a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate anyone for perceived targeting by past administrations as part of settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion suit against the IRS.