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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.

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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. Long announced on social media after the news broke that he will take on a new role as the U.S. ambassador to Iceland.

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Trump replaces IRS commissioner after 2 months

Trump broke tradition by appointing Long and not allowing the former Biden-appointed IRS commissioner, Danny Werfel, to serve out his full five-year term. Long did not serve on the tax-writing committee during his time in Congress,

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Bessent says Trump Fed appointments will 'change the narrative' on monetary policy direction

President Trump's looming changes to the Federal Reserve are "going to change the narrative," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on the appointment process.

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Inside Scoop: Scott Bessent, Gaza aid, late-night TV once Trump is gone

Jim Antle, the magazine’s executive editor, brings to life the pages of the Washington Examiner magazine in the show Inside ...

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Bessent sees Nvidia, AMD China agreements as a model for others

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the recent deal to allow Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to resume ...

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Leavitt, 27, Scrambles to Justify 79-Year-Old Trump’s Senior Moment

No one at the White House quite knows how to spin President Donald Trump’s recent and increasingly frequent string of senior ...

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Scott Bessent Warns Europe To ‘Put Up Or Shut Up’ With Its Sanctions Policy On Russia

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday reportedly issued a warning to Europe to get on with the program on its sanctions policy on Russia, and the application of secondary tariffs on those ...

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Scott Bessent Finally Admits the Truth About Trump’s Tariff Costs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was finally able to admit that tariffs are indeed a tax on American importers and consumers, ...

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Bessent Addresses Musk’s Mysterious Black Eye After Their White House Brawl

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has denied suggestions that he gave Elon Musk a black eye after the pair brawled in the ...

Trump official walks into trap after MSNBC analyst asks how tariffs are paid

MSNBC analyst Eugene Robinson pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent into spelling out who is paying for President Donald ...

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Trump confirms Scott Bessent won't replace Powell as Fed chair amid rising tensions with central bank

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells President Donald Trump he wants to stay in his role rather than pursue Fed chair role ...

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Trump didn't say Ireland would 'bear consequences' over Israel boycott proposal. Some Republicans want him to

In 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump said to Ireland: "If you try to economically isolate Israel, you will bear consequences.

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