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  1. Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.
  2. Federal law prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from halting an audit at the direction of the president or his aides.
  3. The G.O.P. abandoned its plan to quickly pass a $72 billion immigration crackdown bill as senators revolted over his plan to pay people who claim government persecution.
  4. Also, Democrats release a draft report on what they did wrong in 2024. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  5. The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.