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Ex-judges push to look into "anti-weaponization fund" deal

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A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.

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Trump accuses Iran of stalling peace deal to ‘outwait’ him until US midterms

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Trump accuses Iran of stalling peace deal to ‘outwait’ him until US midterms

US president sends contradictory messages about ending war at cabinet meeting with call to bolster Abraham accordsDonald Trump has accused Iran of trying to stall on making a peace agreement by running down the clock before November’s US midterm elections in the hope of getting better terms.“They thought they were going to outwait me, you know, ‘we’ll outwait him, he’s got the midterms’,” the US president told a meeting of his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Trump: 'Not Satisfied Yet' on Iran Deal | Balance of Power: Late Edition 5/27/2026

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Trump: 'Not Satisfied Yet' on Iran Deal | Balance of Power: Late Edition 5/27/2026

"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Dana Stroul, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Research Director, discusses President Trump denying an Iranian report on a drafted deal to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, Jessica Taylor, Cook Political Report US Senate and Governors Editor, talks about the Texas Republican primary race where Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn, and Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee and Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, says New York Democrats are considering two constitutional redistricting options in response to GOP-led map changes in states like Texas. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Unpacking Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund”

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Unpacking Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund”

On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder and Bloomberg reporters Chris Strohm and Erik Wasson track the bipartisan backlash to the Justice Department’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund which some lawmakers have called a slush fund for Trump loyalists. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Gavin Newsom calls for 100% tax on Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘slush fund’

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Gavin Newsom calls for 100% tax on Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘slush fund’

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to levy a maximum tax on anyone in the state who receives money via Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.

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KBJ Says It’s ‘A Legitimate Question’ Whether Judges Should Defy Emergency SCOTUS Orders

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KBJ Says It’s ‘A Legitimate Question’ Whether Judges Should Defy Emergency SCOTUS Orders

Jackson's comments are especially insane given that there is nothing new about lower courts being bound by the Supreme Court's guidance.

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Ex-Biden White House adviser: ‘Peak woke got weird’

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Ex-Biden White House adviser: ‘Peak woke got weird’

A former Biden White House adviser said Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) was right to distance himself from his past culture war comments, saying “peak woke got weird.” “I think it’s great that Talarico is calling some of his high-net-woke comments cringe,” Yemisi Egbewole wrote in a post on the social platform X in…

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Judge weighs whether prisons can phase out hormone drugs for transgender inmates

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Judge weighs whether prisons can phase out hormone drugs for transgender inmates

A federal judge on Wednesday considered whether the Trump administration can move forward with a new Bureau of Prisons policy designed to phase out taxpayer-funded transgender drugs for federal inmates. During a hearing in Washington, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, repeatedly pressed the Justice Department over whether BOP’s […]

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Trump could be liable for 'creative crimes' due to his IRS deal: law professor

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Trump could be liable for 'creative crimes' due to his IRS deal: law professor

A controversial agreement granting Donald Trump immunity from IRS audits may ultimately prove worthless, according to University of Baltimore School of Law Professor Kim Wehle, who argues in a new column that it may not stand up to legal scrutiny under what are called "creative crimes."As part of a settlement with Trump over a leaked tax return lawsuit, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed off on an addendum granting the president sweeping tax protections. The IRS agreed to drop all pending audits of Trump — potentially saving him an estimated $100 million in liability — and the one-page document declared the U.S. government is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization's tax filings.Writing for The Hill, Wehle's core argument is simple: Trump had no legal authority to grant himself this immunity in the first place. "The whole thing is bogus, so any attempt to use it as a valid legal defense is bogus, too," she wrote.Wehle pointed to Supreme Court precedent suggesting future courts may be willing to invalidate the deal. In July 2024, the Court granted Trump criminal immunity for official acts but explicitly stated that former presidents can still be prosecuted for crimes involving unofficial acts — a category that could theoretically include actions taken to minimize personal tax liability.While "Trump is operating as if he is above the law, there is room for future courts to find liability for 'creative crimes' he commits while in the White House," she elaborated.Even during Trump's first term, when he had a "friendly majority" on the Supreme Court, the justices refused to shield his personal accounting firm from turning over tax returns to congressional committees, the law professor wrote, noting that in 2022 the Court refused to block disclosure of Trump's tax returns and financial records to the House Ways and Means Committee.The critical question, according to Wehle, is not whether Trump currently possesses the constitutional authority to grant himself immunity — he doesn't she maintained — but whether future voters will elect an administration willing to challenge the addendum.If that happens, a future DOJ could argue that the agreement is legally void because Trump lacked authority to execute it. "The government would argue that the addendum should be given no weight because Trump had no legal authority to grant himself such immunity in the first place," Wehle explained.Trump's defense team would inevitably seek to invoke the addendum as a legal shield, but that defense would rest on a fundamentally flawed legal foundation. The deal represents Trump attempting to immunize himself unilaterally — an act that legal scholars argue exceeds presidential authority and could be dismantled by future courts or administrations, Wehle suggested.

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