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Judge blasts Trump's IRS lawsuit as filed for 'improper purpose,' recommends attorney discipline

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee, in Washington, D.C.

WATCH: Bessent refuses to tell Senate panel whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits

“There’s continuing litigation, and I’m unable to comment on ongoing litigation,” Bessent told lawmakers at the Senate Finance Committee hearing.

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London

Why legal experts say Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund is unprecedented

President Donald Trump’s administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of government “weaponization,” raising questions about whom among his allies and supporters – including those who rioted at the Capitol on…

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Justice Department announces a $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund to compensate Trump allies

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in announcing the fund in a statement that it was "a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress."…

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: The Internal Revenue Service building is seen in Washington

Trump moves to dismiss $10 billion suit over leak of tax returns after reports of a resolution

The creation of a fund to pay allies of the president who believe they were wrongly investigated and prosecuted reflects Trump's long-running claims that the Biden administration Justice Department was weaponized against him.

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

WATCH: It's Tax Day. IRS chief testifies on tax filing season

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

IRS CEO Frank Bisignano testified to the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, extolling the IRS' implementation of the Republican tax law.

WATCH: IRS head testifies in House hearing as April tax deadline approaches

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent unlawful disclosures of taxpayer data when he was questioned by lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, saying they happened before his tenure began.

Data of thousands of taxpayers wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, which allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to…

WATCH: Trump says he will revoke church tax exempt status if leaders 'say something bad about' him

By Steff Staples

President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing political candidates.