It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
The I.R.S. had about 100,000 employees before President Trump took office. Between resignations and layoffs, the I.R.S. is on track to lose about a third of its staff this year.
The Treasury secretary received counsel and criticism from some of his predecessors over President Trump’s policies.
Nineteen state attorneys general had sued to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing Treasury systems that include Americans’ bank account and Social Security information.
Economic turmoil, particularly a rapid rise in government bond yields, caused President Trump to reverse course on the steep levies.
Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help.
The world’s richest man made inaccurate claims about entitlement fraud, how a government payment system works and government survey costs.
The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates that the so-called X-date could fall between mid-July and early October if Congress does not lift or suspend the nation’s debt limit.
A federal judge in Maryland found that Elon Musk’s scrutiny of the agency’s data systems appeared to violate federal privacy laws.
The two men will help change the culture at the tax collector, the Treasury secretary said.
President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.