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Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal

By: Michael Gold， Andrew Duehren and Hari Raj —
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.

Todd Blanche speaking at the Capitol last month.

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Trump Escalates Feud With Senate Over Blanche

By: Michael Gold —
The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday.

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Trump to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Denouncing I.R.S. Lawsuit as Exercise in Self-Dealing

By: Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren —
It was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though they have jeopardized the confirmation of his pick for attorney general.

President Trump reiterated his support for the so-called anti-weaponization fund in a social media post on Friday.

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Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before

By: Noah Shachtman —
There’s no telling where this leads.

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Trump’s Government Moves to Spare an Unhappy Taxpayer Named Trump

By: Peter Baker —
No president has ever used the federal government to advance his own personal interests and those of his family and allies as expansively and openly as Mr. Trump has.

President Trump seems even less inhibited by the rules, written or unwritten, that governed his predecessors.

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Trump’s Fund Shows Blanche Choosing Loyalty Over Pushing Back

By: Glenn Thrush —
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during an appearance before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.

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What is Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund?

By: Andrew Duehren —
The Trump administration is creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people it says were wronged by the federal government, a group that could be largely made up of the president’s allies.

The Justice Department is tapping an unlimited fund created by Congress to settle lawsuits filed against the government.

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Judge Asks Justice Department: Will You Oppose Trump?

By: Andrew Duehren —
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the I.R.S. over the disclosure of his tax returns.

President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns to news media outlets, arguing that the agency should have done more to prevent the disclosures.

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Undocumented Immigrants Fear Tax Data Will Be Shared With ICE

By: Miriam Jordan and Andrew Duehren —
Fears that the I.R.S. could share their data with ICE have turned tax season into a gamble for people who are in the country illegally.

Many undocumented immigrants who want to file tax returns have sought the help of clinics like this one in Los Angeles.

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Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff

By: Andrew Duehren —
President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.

The Trump administration is preparing budget cuts and further layoffs that could ultimately force the Internal Revenue Service to shed as much as 50 percent of its work force.

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