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With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump ...
IRS workers only had to show up to work once a week in person, before Trump took over
Employees at the Internal Revenue Service only had to show up to work twice every two weeks in person before President Trump ...
Head of I.R.S. Is Ousted in Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his ...
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Big exodus of IRS employees underway as tax season hits full swing
A Treasury Department spokesperson said Tuesday that the Internal Revenue Service grew from 79,431 employees to 102,309 under President Joe Biden and the agency has shrunk back to its pre-Biden ...
DOGE Is Making the IRS a Tip Jar for Public Services
Sabotaging the agency’s work amounts to an inducement for the ultra-rich to treat taxes as a voluntary contribution.