U.S. President Trump speaks from the Oval office on interest rates, tariffs and more. Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S.

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Several people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.

Elon Musk’s DOGE is turning its attention to the Internal Revenue Service. Musk’s top aide is reviewing the operations of the ...

Zelenskyy calls for 'European army' as EU leaders bristle over US policies; Israel and Hamas complete latest exchange; Doctors order 'absolute rest' for Pope Francis; IRS will lay off thousands of ...

A Musk aide entered the IRS offices in Washington for the first time on Thursday, raising concerns over cuts to the tax ...

A member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency arrived at the Internal Revenue Service’s headquarters in ...

The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal ...

With EV sales growth slowing and threats by President Trump to impose tariffs, pause infrastructure buildout and end federal ...

Musk’s virtual appearance at an AfD rally closely followed his delivery of what some saw as a Nazi salute at a Trump event. Days after stoking controversy by delivering what some believed to be ...

The executive order directs agency heads, after the hiring freeze expires, to recruit no more than one employee for every four who leave the federal government, In the days before Musk’s DOGE ...

The ADL said it was not. When Elon Musk gave his own victory speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration, it was something he did — rather than something he said — which ignited the biggest ...