First Thing: Supreme court paves way for Congress to view Trump’s tax returns

The US supreme court will allow a congressional committee to receive copies of Donald Trump’s tax returns, ending a three-year battle by the Democratic-led body to see the documents the former president has refused to release since his first White House bid.

The court did not accompany its decision with any public comment, but it rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to the house ways and means committee.

The influential...