Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought total control over the I.R.S., an agency where Mr. Long, the new commissioner, had ...

IRS acting commissioner Scott Bessent spent 45 minutes in the building to reassure the troops that he is hands-on and taking charge of the organization after a period of uncertainty — six days ...

Shapley and Ziegler are known for making protected whistleblower disclosures to Congress about political interference, ...

Trump’s efforts to defund the IRS, especially in the area of enforcement, will exacerbate fraud and abuse in the federal tax system.

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing several weeks ago in June, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) got into a heated exchange ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made his inaugural visit to the IRS as acting commissioner on Thursday, after he replaced ...

In 2025, the IRS has faced an unprecedented leadership crisis, with seven commissioners taking the helm in rapid succession.

Donald Trump appointee Billy Long’s two-month tenure at the Internal Revenue Service was littered with missteps, confusion ...

The US government will use its 15% sales tax on NVIDIA and AMD chips sold to China to pay down US debt, in a new strategic ...

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, let the cat out of the bag when he said that their new “Trump Accounts” are ...

While Trump said that Social Security was being strengthened under his watch, the program has been marred by concerns lately.

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by Democratic President Joe Biden and enacted in January, had an impact. It ...