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The Daily Brief — July 13, 2026

Judge slams Trump’s IRS lawsuit, president fires election officials, another ICE-related death

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Jul 13, 2026
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Trump–IRS Suit

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was an improper attempt to give “judicial legitimacy for a ‘settlement’ that had no viable basis in law or fact.”

US District Judge Kathleen Williams said since t…

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