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Since mid May, multiple outlets have reported that the Justice Department has reached a settlement resolving President Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against the IRS, creating a $1.8bn "anti-weaponization" fund and barring existing IRS audits of Trump, his family and affiliates. Critics, courts and lawmakers have raised legal and ethical objections; separate reporting shows Trump is also directing high-profile public-works projects and White House renovations that are drawing criticism over cost and optics.
Jill Biden has said she was "frightened" watching Joe Biden's June 2024 debate performance and thought he might be having a stroke, according to excerpts from her memoir View from the East Wing and a CBS News interview. The book has recounted concerns about his health before the debate and the chain of events that led to his withdrawal from the 2024 race.
A federal judge has extended a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and has demanded sworn declarations from top officials that the fund will not proceed. The Justice Department has argued those written attestations are unnecessary; President Trump has publicly praised the idea, raising the judge's doubts.