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1 week ago | wsj.com | Richard Rubin |C. Ryan Barber

WASHINGTON—President Trump named Gary Shapley—the IRS criminal investigator who criticized the government for its handling of Hunter Biden’s tax filings—as the tax agency’s acting commissioner, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Shapley is the Internal Revenue Service’s fourth leader in less than four months as the Trump administration rapidly shrinks the agency.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Jacob Gershman |C. Ryan Barber |Victoria Albert

Judge demands more answers from government about what it has done to facilitate migrant’s return GREENBELT, Md.—The Trump administration is setting up the biggest test yet of judges’ authority to rein in its actions, as it skirts court orders that it facilitate the return of a migrant deported in error to a Salvadoran maximum-security prison.

1 week ago | fnlondon.com | Jacob Gershman |C. Ryan Barber |Victoria Albert

Trump and Judiciary in Escalating Standoff Over Wrongfully Deported MigrantJudge demands more answers from government about what it has done to facilitate migrant’s return Updated April 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM ET GREENBELT, Md.—The Trump administration is setting up the biggest test yet of judges’ authority to rein in its actions, as it skirts court orders that it facilitate the return of a migrant deported in error to a Salvadoran maximum-security prison.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Josh Dawsey |C. Ryan Barber

Boris Epshteyn, who doesn’t work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering dealsPresident Trump has reached around $1 billion in deals with the country’s top law firms in the past month, using the full weight of his presidency to threaten their business. To do these deals, Trump has turned to a lawyer who doesn’t work for the government. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

1 week ago | fnlondon.com | Josh Dawsey |C. Ryan Barber

Trump’s $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal LawyerBoris Epshteyn, who doesn’t work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals Published April 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM ET President Trump has reached around $1 billion in deals with the country’s top law firms in the past month, using the full weight of his presidency to threaten their business. To do these deals, Trump has turned to a lawyer who doesn’t work for the government.