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Monday, May 18, 2026

“Trump Withdraws His $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S.; The dismissal appears to be part of the Trump administration’s effort to effectively settle the case, which stemmed from the leak of his tax returns in 2019”: Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer of The New York Times have this report.

And Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Trump will end $10 billion lawsuit against IRS over leaked tax records; The filing did not mention details of any settlement President Donald Trump may have reached with the agency.”

Posted at 10:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“With Timing of Voting Rights Decision, Supreme Court Chose a Political Scramble; The timing brought the court into the middle of a fight to redraw voting maps across the South, even as some primaries were underway”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this news analysis.

Posted at 10:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“228. Justices Testifying Before Congress: At least two justices are shortly expected to testify at a Senate hearing for the first time since 2011; The practice used to be a *lot* more common — and, in my view, ought to become so again.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

Posted at 10:20 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Problem with the 25th Amendment — And a Partial Fix; Congress can, and should, take more responsibility”: Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

Posted at 10:16 AM by Howard Bashman