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Trump removes IRS boss, Treasury Secretary Bessent takes over for now
Billy Long, who was sworn in just under two months ago, was already the sixth person to hold the job this year. He told NBC News he will be the next U.S. ambassador to Iceland.
Trump Removes Billy Long as IRS Commissioner, Giving Him the Shortest-Ever Tenure in the Role
President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation
Donald Trump removes IRS chief, temporarily replaces him with Scott Bessent
President Donald Trump has removed Billy Long, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and temporarily replaced him with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, The Associated Press and New York Times reported on Friday.
Trump fires IRS commissioner, Bessent named acting head
U.S. President Donald Trump is removing Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will temporarily serve as acting commissioner, a White House official and a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than 2 months after he was confirmed, AP source says
President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity,
Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commisioner less than 2 months after his confirmation
President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation. That's according to a White House official who was not authorized
Billy Long out as IRS commissioner
President Donald Trump is removing the former member of Congress from his post less than two months after his swearing in. Long says he is being named ambassador to Iceland.
Trump ousts Billy Long, his handpicked IRS director, after just 53 days on the job
The former congressman was confirmed to lead the tax agency in June. Less than two month later, he’s out, which is every bit as weird as it seems.
IRS Commissioner Billy Long to Depart, With Bessent Now Acting Head
President Donald Trump removed former congressman Billy Long as Internal Revenue Service commissioner after less than two months on the job, throwing the leadership of the tax agency once again into turmoil.
MORNING GLORY: President Trump and the United States’ massive tariff haul in his first six months back
President Trump delivers on campaign promises with tariff revenue surging as new trade deals reshape global commerce.
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Trump seduces trade partners with security, and the appeal of accessing US market
President Trump’s tariff policy and approach has secured cooperation from the key U.S. allies. So far, other big economies ...
Chuck Schumer Says Scott Bessent 'Slipped' And 'Told The Truth' About Trump's Social Security Privatization Plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's new children's savings program "is a back door ...
Trump Official Floats Privatizing Social Security
The initiative, dubbed "Trump Accounts," allows for new savings accounts for newborns, each potentially with a $1,000 ...
Trump slaps Brazil with 40% tariffs over national security threat to US
President Donald Trump hit Brazil with 40% tariffs, alleging national security threats directed against the United States. In an extensive executive order titled “Addressing Threats to the United Stat ...
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Is A TikTok Ban In The United States Possible? - Forbes
The Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is still in talks with TikTok to try to create a security deal; talks are ongoing as the U.S. and China ...
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Treasury, Commerce, Others Hacked by Russian Government Spies, Report
The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) AP ...
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U.S. Treasury and Monetary Authority of Singapore Conduct Joint ...
The United States Department of the Treasury and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have been expanding its collaboration on cybersecurity and operational resilience issues since Vice ...
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Tariff deals linked to US security interests? Not so fast.
Behind the headlines of billion-dollar commitments lie questions about enforcement, consistency, and international buy-in ...