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Good Riddance to Trump’s $1.8B Slush Fund 

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Taxpayers Should Never Pay the Tab for Insurrectionists’ Bucket Lists WASHINGTON – In response to news reports indicating the White House is revoking its plan with the IRS to create an unprecedented $ 1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to reward President Trump’s allies after strong rebukes from multiple federal courts, Congressional members of both parties, and persistent grassroots pressure, MoveOn’s Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:  “Trump’s outrageous slush fund is a hallmark example of the lengths he will go to abuse his executive powers at…

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Trump’s Outrageous Slush Fund Gives Peak Abuse of Power

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WASHINGTON–A MoveOn Political Action petition is calling on Congress to block Trump’s newly created $ 1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” established by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche through the settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and the Treasury Department.  In less than 24 hours, the MoveOn petition has garnered more than 27,385 signatures and counting.  MoveOn’s Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne said, “Trump’s outrageous slush fund is giving peak abuse of power at the expense of the American people.” He continued, “The same Department of Justice that has…

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Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date. Leaders of the two parties sought to blame the other side for the standoff. Democrats accused Republicans of not negotiating with them to address some of their priorities on health care as part of the funding measure, even though they knew Democratic votes would be needed to get a bill to the president’s…

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House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September, providing critical momentum as the measure now moves to the Senate, where bipartisan support will be needed to get it over the finish line. Republicans needed overwhelming support from their members to pass the funding measure, and they got it in the 217-213 House vote. Just one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, voted against the measure. And just one Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted for it.…

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IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

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The IRS is telling lawmakers that billions of dollars in multi-year modernization funds are helping the agency provide a level of customer service that taxpayers expect — and is asking for more funding to keep up with that demand. The agency handled a million more calls this filing season, compared to the 7.7 million it answered last year — and three million more calls than in 2022. The IRS exceeded its customer service goals for the second year in a row, providing an 88% level of phone service during this…

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