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 ...

If you don’t have a Social Security number, you must apply for an individual taxpayer identification number to file taxes. That’s when things get ugly.

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

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

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

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

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

The IRS is latest federal agency under review by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting group.

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

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

It’s barely been two weeks, but Elon Musk’s attempts to run the federal government like one of his businesses have already resulted in a level of chaos and inefficiency we’ve never before ...